Goan family name history
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Goan in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 137 people named Goan in Ireland; roughly one in every 32,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 71 men and 66 women.
Counties with Goan in Ireland
The Goans were heavily concentrated in Tyrone, home to 57.7% of them (79 people). Next came Donegal (25), Fermanagh (19) and Antrim (14).
Goan average age in 1911
The average Goan in 1911 was 32.6 years old, 30.5 for men and 34.8 for women; slightly older 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.
Goan literacy in 1911
Of the Goans whose literacy was recorded, 69.9% could both read and write, 9.8% could read but not write, and 20.3% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 75.4% reading and writing against 64.1% 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.
Goan common first names
The most common male names were John (14), James, Patrick, Bernard and Edward. For women it was Catherine (10), followed by Mary, Anne, Bridget and Mary Ellen.
Goan occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Goans was farmer, 12.4% of them (17 people). Next came textile worker (10.9%), scholar / student (9.5%), farm labourer (7.3%) and general labourer (5.1%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 22.6% of all Goans, followed by textiles & clothing, general labourers and domestic service.
What religion is Goan?
Goans were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 99.3% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (0.7%).
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Goan statistics (1911)
Number: 137
Rank: 3,166
Average Age: 33
Goanin the USA (2020)
Number: 363
Rank: 60,024
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
