Leane family name history
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Leane in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 146 people named Leane in Ireland; roughly one in every 30,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 71 men and 72 women. (A small number, 3, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Leane in Ireland
The Leanes were heavily concentrated in Kerry, home to 83.6% of them (122 people). Next came Limerick (14), Longford (4), Tipperary (3) and Antrim (1).
Leane average age in 1911
The average Leane in 1911 was 29.0 years old, 29.3 for men and 28.8 for women; almost exactly in line with the national averages of 29.6 for men and 30.5 for women. That low figure reflects just how many children there were in Edwardian Ireland, along with high infant mortality and the limits of public health at the time. For comparison, average life expectancy in Ireland today is around 83.
Leane literacy in 1911
Of the Leanes whose literacy was recorded, 82.8% could both read and write, 3% could read but not write, and 14.2% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 85.7% reading and writing against 79.7% of men. Bear in mind these figures include young children; the census itself only counted people aged nine and over when calculating illiteracy, on the grounds that it was unfair to label a child illiterate before they'd had a chance to learn.
Leane common first names
The most common male names were Michael (9), John, Thomas, Patrick and William. For women it was Mary (10), followed by Catherine, Julia, Bridget and Nora.
Leane occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Leanes was farmer, 21.2% of them (31 people). Next came scholar / student (16.4%), farm labourer (7.5%), general labourer (6.8%) and dressmaker / milliner (2.7%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 29.5% of all Leanes, followed by general labourers, textiles & clothing and retail & commerce.
What religion is Leane?
Leanes were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 97.3% of them. The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (0.7%).
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Leane statistics (1911)
146 in Ireland
3,049 most common surname in Ireland
29 average age
Leanein the USA (2020)
0 in USA (2020)
0 rank in USA (2020)
