Lenahan family name history
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Lenahan in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 128 people named Lenahan 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 64 women.
Counties with Lenahan in Ireland
Cork had the largest share of Lenahans, 21.1% (27 people). Next came Longford (20), Roscommon (20), Sligo (20) and Mayo (13).
Lenahan average age in 1911
The average Lenahan in 1911 was 31.2 years old, 28.5 for men and 33.9 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.
Lenahan literacy in 1911
Of the Lenahans whose literacy was recorded, 82.8% could both read and write, 2.3% could read but not write, and 14.8% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 89.1% reading and writing against 76.6% 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.
Lenahan common first names
The most common male names were John (9), James, Thomas, Peter and Michael. For women it was Mary (9), followed by Kate, Bridget, Mary Anne and Anne.
Lenahan occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Lenahans was farmer, 29.7% of them (38 people). Next came scholar / student (15.6%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (6.2%), farm labourer (3.9%) and domestic servant (2.3%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 35.2% of all Lenahans, followed by retail & commerce, domestic service and retired & pensioners.
What religion is Lenahan?
Lenahans were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 99.2% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (0.8%).
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Lenahan statistics (1911)
Number: 128
Rank: 3,322
Average Age: 31
Lenahanin the USA (2020)
Number: 2,356
Rank: 12,554
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
