Dynan family name history
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Dynan in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 129 people named Dynan in Ireland; roughly one in every 34,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 64 men and 65 women.
Counties with Dynan in Ireland
The Dynans were heavily concentrated in Cork, home to 51.9% of them (67 people). Next came Limerick (31), Clare (15), Tipperary (5) and Dublin (4).
Dynan average age in 1911
The average Dynan in 1911 was 27.8 years old, 25.3 for men and 30.3 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.
Dynan literacy in 1911
Of the Dynans whose literacy was recorded, 75.2% could both read and write, 3.4% could read but not write, and 21.4% could do neither. The figures were much the same for men and 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.
Dynan common first names
The most common male names were John (11), Patrick, William, Michael and Thomas. For women it was Mary (12), followed by Margaret, Bridget, Hannah and Anne.
Dynan occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Dynan's census form was "Scholar"; 20.2% (26) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were domestic servant (6.2%), general labourer (6.2%), blacksmith / smith (3.9%) and farm labourer (3.9%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 7.8% of all Dynans, followed by domestic service, general labourers and retail & commerce.
What religion is Dynan?
Dynans were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 100% of them.
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Dynan statistics (1911)
129 in Ireland
3,306 most common surname in Ireland
28 average age
Dynanin the USA (2020)
252 in USA (2020)
81,047 rank in USA (2020)
