Hourican family name history and map
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Hourican in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 145 people named Hourican in Ireland; roughly one in every 30,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 75 men and 70 women.
Counties with Hourican in Ireland
The Houricans were heavily concentrated in Longford, home to 84.8% of them (123 people). Next came Down (14), Leitrim (6), Cavan (1) and Kilkenny (1).
Hourican average age in 1911
The average Hourican in 1911 was 29.7 years old, 32.6 for men and 26.6 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.
Hourican literacy in 1911
Of the Houricans whose literacy was recorded, 84.1% could both read and write, 4.1% could read but not write, and 11.7% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 86.7% reading and writing against 81.4% of women. 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.
Hourican common first names
The most common male names were Patrick (14), James, Philip, Thomas and Michael. For women it was Mary (9), followed by Maggie, Anne, Bridget and Annie.
Hourican occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Houricans was farmer, 29.7% of them (43 people). Next came scholar / student (26.2%), farm labourer (2.8%), publican / hotel worker (2.8%) and general labourer (1.4%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 32.4% of all Houricans, followed by retail & commerce, domestic service and general labourers.
What religion is Hourican?
Houricans were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 100% of them.
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Hourican statistics (1911)
Number: 145
Rank: 3,067
Average Age: 30
Houricanin the USA (2020)
Number: 153
Rank: 119,572
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
