Gogan family name history and map
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Gogan in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 86 people named Gogan in Ireland; roughly one in every 51,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 46 men and 40 women.
Counties with Gogan in Ireland
Dublin was Gogan country: 36% of them (31 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Louth (25), Meath (24), Down (3) and Monaghan (2).
Gogan average age in 1911
The average Gogan in 1911 was 29.7 years old, 29.0 for men and 30.4 for women; almost exactly in line with 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.
Gogan literacy in 1911
Of the Gogans whose literacy was recorded, 76.7% could both read and write, 8.1% could read but not write, and 15.1% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 80.4% reading and writing against 72.5% of 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.
Gogan common first names
The most common male names were John (8), Thomas, Patrick, William and James. For women it was Alice (3), followed by Annie, Mary, Bridget and Catherine.
Gogan occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Gogan's census form was "Scholar"; 19.8% (17) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (7%), blacksmith / smith (4.7%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (4.7%) and baker / confectioner (3.5%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 8.1% of all Gogans, followed by retail & commerce, metal & engineering and food & drink.
What religion is Gogan?
Gogans were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 100% of them.
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Gogan statistics (1911)
Number: 86
Rank: 4,237
Average Age: 30
Gogan in the USA (2020)
Number: 754
Rank: 32,654
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.