Hanafin family name history
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Hanafin in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 143 people named Hanafin in Ireland; roughly one in every 31,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 68 men and 75 women.
Counties with Hanafin in Ireland
The Hanafins were heavily concentrated in Kerry, home to 79.7% of them (114 people). Next came Cork (10), Limerick (7), Dublin (3) and Carlow (2).
Hanafin average age in 1911
The average Hanafin in 1911 was 27.2 years old, 28.3 for men and 26.2 for women; a touch younger than 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.
Hanafin literacy in 1911
Of the Hanafins whose literacy was recorded, 77% could both read and write, 5.2% could read but not write, and 17.8% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 78.9% reading and writing against 75% 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.
Hanafin common first names
The most common male names were John (15), Michael, Patrick, Thomas and James; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (14), followed by Ellen, Bridget, Catherine and Julia.
Hanafin occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Hanafin's census form was "Scholar"; 21% (30) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (16.8%), general labourer (5.6%), domestic servant (3.5%) and shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (3.5%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 18.2% of all Hanafins, followed by domestic service, general labourers and retail & commerce.
What religion is Hanafin?
Hanafins were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 98.6% of them. The remainder were mostly Methodist (0.7%).
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Hanafin statistics (1911)
Number: 143
Rank: 3,093
Average Age: 27
Hanafinin the USA (2020)
Number: 476
Rank: 47,959
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
