Harland family name history
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Harland in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 135 people named Harland in Ireland; roughly one in every 33,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 61 men and 74 women.
Counties with Harland in Ireland
The Harlands were heavily concentrated in Antrim, home to 54.8% of them (74 people). Next came Down (33), Armagh (26), Dublin (1) and Sligo (1).
Harland average age in 1911
The average Harland in 1911 was 25.4 years old, 25.2 for men and 25.5 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.
Harland literacy in 1911
Of the Harlands whose literacy was recorded, 68.4% could both read and write, 9.8% could read but not write, and 21.8% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 74.6% reading and writing against 63.5% 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.
Harland common first names
The most common male names were James (9), John, Thomas, William and Albert. For women it was Jane (9), followed by Mary, Elizabeth, Sarah and Annie.
Harland occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Harland's census form was "Scholar"; 25.2% (34) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were textile worker (23%), general labourer (5.9%), other maker / factory worker (4.4%) and seamstress (3.7%). Grouped by sector, textiles & clothing accounted for 26.7% of all Harlands, followed by general labourers, manufacturing & trades and metal & engineering.
What religion is Harland?
Most Harlands, 63.7%, were Anglican. The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (17%), Methodist (8.1%), Presbyterian (8.1%) and Quaker (3%).
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Harland statistics (1911)
Number: 135
Rank: 3,198
Average Age: 25
Harlandin the USA (2020)
Number: 2,049
Rank: 14,071
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
