Aherne family name history and map
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Aherne in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 897 people named Aherne in Ireland; roughly one in every 4,900 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 430 men and 467 women.
Counties with Aherne in Ireland
The Ahernes were heavily concentrated in Cork, home to 65% of them (583 people). Next came Limerick (80), Waterford (70), Tipperary (53) and Dublin (33).
Aherne average age in 1911
The average Aherne in 1911 was 31.6 years old, 31.4 for men and 31.7 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.
Aherne literacy in 1911
Of the Ahernes whose literacy was recorded, 84.7% could both read and write, 2.4% could read but not write, and 12.9% 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.
Aherne common first names
The most common male names were John (72), Patrick, Michael, James and William. For women it was Mary (90), followed by Margaret, Bridget, Catherine and Ellen.
Aherne occupations in 1911
The most common entry on an Aherne's census form was "Scholar"; 19.3% (173) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (13.7%), farm labourer (6%), domestic servant (4.3%) and shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (3.2%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 21% of all Ahernes, followed by domestic service, retail & commerce and professional.
What religion is Aherne?
Ahernes were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 99.6% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (0.2%).
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Aherne statistics (1911)
Number: 897
Rank: 859
Average Age: 32
Ahernein the USA (2020)
Number: 289
Rank: 72,473
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
