Holloway family name history
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Holloway in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 137 people named Holloway in Ireland; roughly one in every 32,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 62 men and 72 women. (A small number, 3, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Holloway in Ireland
Dublin had the largest share of Holloways, 19.7% (27 people). Next came Tipperary (22), Down (12), Westmeath (12) and Antrim (11).
Holloway average age in 1911
The average Holloway in 1911 was 24.7 years old, 24.2 for men and 25.1 for women; noticeably 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.
Holloway literacy in 1911
Of the Holloways whose literacy was recorded, 82.9% could both read and write, 1.6% could read but not write, and 15.4% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 85.5% reading and writing against 80.9% 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.
Holloway common first names
The most common male names were John (7), James, George, Thomas and William. For women it was Mary (10), followed by Elizabeth, Annie, Kate and Alice.
Holloway occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Holloway's census form was "Scholar"; 23.4% (32) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (5.8%), general labourer (4.4%), housekeeper (2.2%) and shoemaker (2.2%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 7.3% of all Holloways, followed by textiles & clothing, general labourers and domestic service.
What religion is Holloway?
Most Holloways, 56.9%, were Roman Catholic. The remainder were mostly Anglican (33.6%), Methodist (3.6%) and Presbyterian (2.2%).
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Holloway statistics (1911)
Number: 137
Rank: 3,166
Average Age: 25
Hollowayin the USA (2020)
Number: 56,001
Rank: 585
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
