Stranaghan family name history and map
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Stranaghan in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 101 people named Stranaghan in Ireland; roughly one in every 43,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more men than women recorded: 58 men to 43 women.
Counties with Stranaghan in Ireland
The Stranaghans were heavily concentrated in Down, home to 57.4% of them (58 people). Next came Antrim (29), Tyrone (13) and Armagh (1).
Stranaghan average age in 1911
The average Stranaghan in 1911 was 33.1 years old, 32.1 for men and 34.3 for women; noticeably 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.
Stranaghan literacy in 1911
Of the Stranaghans whose literacy was recorded, 85.1% could both read and write, 3% could read but not write, and 11.9% 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.
Stranaghan common first names
The most common male names were John (9), James, David, Robert and Andrew. For women it was Mary Jane (4), followed by Margaret, Agnes, Elizabeth and Grace.
Stranaghan occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Stranaghan's census form was "Scholar"; 17.8% (18) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (10.9%), general labourer (7.9%), seamstress (6.9%) and textile worker (5%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 14.9% of all Stranaghans, followed by textiles & clothing, general labourers and building & construction.
What religion is Stranaghan?
Stranaghans were predominantly Presbyterian (83.2%). The remainder were mostly Anglican (13.9%), Non-Conformist (2%) and Roman Catholic (1%).
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Stranaghan statistics (1911)
Number: 101
Rank: 3,839
Average Age: 33
Stranaghan in the USA (2020)
Number: 0
Rank: 0
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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