Beahan family name history and map
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Beahan in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 77 people named Beahan in Ireland; roughly one in every 57,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more women than men recorded: 44 women to 33 men.
Counties with Beahan in Ireland
The Beahans were heavily concentrated in Dublin, home to 70.1% of them (54 people). Next came Offaly (15), Clare (2), Wexford (2) and Cork (1).
Beahan average age in 1911
The average Beahan in 1911 was 30.3 years old, 29.9 for men and 30.6 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.
Beahan literacy in 1911
Of the Beahans whose literacy was recorded, 89.3% could both read and write, 0% could read but not write, and 10.7% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 96.9% reading and writing against 83.7% 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.
Beahan common first names
The most common male names were James (5), John, Michael, Joseph and Patrick. For women it was Mary (9), followed by Annie, Bridget, Cathrine and Ellen.
Beahan occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Beahan's census form was "Scholar"; 20.8% (16) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were painter / decorator (10.4%), clerk / office worker (6.5%), dressmaker / milliner (3.9%) and no occupation / dependent (3.9%). Grouped by sector, building & construction accounted for 11.7% of all Beahans, followed by clerical & administration, textiles & clothing and no occupation / dependent.
What religion is Beahan?
Beahans were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 92.2% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (7.8%).
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Beahan statistics (1911)
Number: 77
Rank: 4,508
Average Age: 30
Beahan in the USA (2020)
Number: 457
Rank: 49,659
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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