Moraghan family name history and map
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Moraghan in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 63 people named Moraghan in Ireland; roughly one in every 70,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more women than men recorded: 37 women to 26 men.
Counties with Moraghan in Ireland
Roscommon was Moraghan country: 49.2% of them (31 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Mayo (22), Monaghan (3), Sligo (3) and Dublin (1).
Moraghan average age in 1911
The average Moraghan in 1911 was 35.4 years old, 41.4 for men and 31.1 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.
Moraghan literacy in 1911
Of the Moraghans whose literacy was recorded, 67.8% could both read and write, 3.4% could read but not write, and 28.8% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 79.2% reading and writing against 60% 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.
Moraghan common first names
The most common male names were John (5), Patrick, James, Martin and Michael. For women it was Bridget (6), followed by Kate, Mary, Margaret and Annie.
Moraghan occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Moraghans was farmer, 28.6% of them (18 people). Next came scholar / student (9.5%), domestic servant (4.8%), general labourer (4.8%) and other maker / factory worker (4.8%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 28.6% of all Moraghans, followed by domestic service, general labourers and manufacturing & trades.
What religion is Moraghan?
Moraghans were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 100% of them.
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Moraghan statistics (1911)
Number: 63
Rank: 5,022
Average Age: 35
Moraghan 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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