Henaghan family name history
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Henaghan in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 128 people named Henaghan in Ireland; roughly one in every 34,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 61 men and 67 women.
Counties with Henaghan in Ireland
The Henaghans were heavily concentrated in Mayo, home to 56.2% of them (72 people). Next came Galway (22), Roscommon (17), Sligo (8) and Louth (7).
Henaghan average age in 1911
The average Henaghan in 1911 was 28.9 years old, 29.6 for men and 28.2 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.
Henaghan literacy in 1911
Of the Henaghans whose literacy was recorded, 74.4% could both read and write, 4% could read but not write, and 21.6% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 75.4% reading and writing against 73.3% 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.
Henaghan common first names
The most common male names were Michael (11), Patrick, James, Thomas and John; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (12), followed by Catherine, Bridget, Maggie and Delia.
Henaghan occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Henaghan's census form was "Scholar"; 30.5% (39) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (15.6%), carpenter / joiner (3.1%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (3.1%) and butcher (1.6%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 16.4% of all Henaghans, followed by building & construction, retail & commerce and textiles & clothing.
What religion is Henaghan?
Henaghans were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 97.7% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (0.8%).
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Henaghan statistics (1911)
Number: 128
Rank: 3,322
Average Age: 29
Henaghanin the USA (2020)
Number: 177
Rank: 107,024
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
