Cowhig family name history and map
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Cowhig in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 100 people named Cowhig in Ireland; roughly one in every 44,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more men than women recorded: 59 men to 41 women.
Counties with Cowhig in Ireland
The Cowhigs were heavily concentrated in Cork, home to 99% of them (99 people). Next came Dublin (1).
Cowhig average age in 1911
The average Cowhig in 1911 was 33.9 years old, 36.9 for men and 29.6 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.
Cowhig literacy in 1911
Of the Cowhigs whose literacy was recorded, 69.7% could both read and write, 6.1% could read but not write, and 24.2% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 73.2% reading and writing against 67.2% 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.
Cowhig common first names
The most common male names were John (15), David, Daniel, Jeremiah and Thomas. For women it was Mary (7), followed by Catherine, Julia, Margaret and Anne.
Cowhig occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Cowhig's census form was "Scholar"; 18% (18) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (14%), general labourer (14%), farm labourer (9%) and domestic servant (3%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 24% of all Cowhigs, followed by general labourers, domestic service and retail & commerce.
What religion is Cowhig?
Cowhigs were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 100% of them.
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Cowhig statistics (1911)
Number: 100
Rank: 3,857
Average Age: 34
Cowhig in the USA (2020)
Number: 189
Rank: 101,718
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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