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Coghlan family name history and map

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Coghlan

Coghlan in 1911 Ireland

The 1911 Census recorded 1,545 people named Coghlan in Ireland, about 0.035% of everyone living in the country at the time and the 561st most common surname overall. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 742 men and 801 women. (A small number, 2, had no sex recorded.)

Counties with Coghlan in Ireland

Cork had the largest share of Coghlans, 21% (325 people). Next came Dublin (243), Offaly (125), Galway (124) and Clare (114).
Surname distribution map, 1911 census

Coghlan average age in 1911

The average Coghlan in 1911 was 30.3 years old, 29.8 for men and 30.8 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.

Coghlan literacy in 1911

Of the Coghlans whose literacy was recorded, 82% could both read and write, 3.1% could read but not write, and 14.8% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 83.3% reading and writing against 80.8% 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.

Coghlan common first names

The most common male names were John (113), Patrick, Michael, James and William. For women it was Mary (114), followed by Margaret, Bridget, Ellen and Annie; matching the national top five exactly.

Coghlan occupations in 1911

The most common entry on a Coghlan's census form was "Scholar"; 23.3% (360) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (15.4%), general labourer (3.1%), farm labourer (2.9%) and shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (2.3%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 19.2% of all Coghlans, followed by domestic service, professional and general labourers.

What religion is Coghlan?

Coghlans were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 92.2% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (6.9%) and Methodist (0.1%).
Map showing where Roman Catholic families of this surname lived in Ireland, 1911 census
Map showing where Anglican families of this surname lived in Ireland, 1911 census

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Coghlan statistics (1911)

Number: 1,545
Rank: 561
Average Age: 30

Coghlan in the USA (2020)

Number: 1,862
Rank: 15,193

Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero. 

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