McGowran family name history and map
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McGowran in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 63 people named McGowran in Ireland; roughly one in every 70,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more women than men recorded: 35 women to 27 men. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with McGowran in Ireland
The McGowrans were heavily concentrated in Dublin, home to 82.5% of them (52 people). Next came Sligo (5), Westmeath (3), Louth (2) and Waterford (1).
McGowran average age in 1911
The average McGowran in 1911 was 31.6 years old, 36.3 for men and 27.9 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.
McGowran literacy in 1911
Of the McGowrans whose literacy was recorded, 87.1% could both read and write, 1.6% could read but not write, and 11.3% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 92.6% reading and writing against 82.9% 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.
McGowran common first names
The most common male names were James (4), Joseph, Anthony, Arthur and Martin. For women it was Mary (10), followed by Bridget, Elizabeth, Annie and Annie Joseph.
McGowran occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a McGowran's census form was "Scholar"; 14.3% (9) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (9.5%), farmer (6.3%), general labourer (4.8%) and other maker / factory worker (4.8%). Grouped by sector, retail & commerce accounted for 9.5% of all McGowrans, followed by agriculture, building & construction and manufacturing & trades.
What religion is McGowran?
McGowrans were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 98.4% of them.
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McGowran statistics (1911)
Number: 63
Rank: 5,022
Average Age: 32
McGowran 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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