Cohen family name history and map
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Cohen in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 215 people named Cohen in Ireland; roughly one in every 20,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 104 men and 111 women.
Counties with Cohen in Ireland
The Cohens were heavily concentrated in Dublin, home to 50.2% of them (108 people). Next came Antrim (67), Cork (20), Galway (6) and Sligo (4).
Cohen average age in 1911
The average Cohen in 1911 was 23.6 years old, 24.3 for men and 22.9 for women; noticeably younger 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.
Cohen literacy in 1911
Of the Cohens whose literacy was recorded, 71.1% could both read and write, 2% could read but not write, and 26.9% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 73% reading and writing against 69.3% 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.
Cohen common first names
The most common male names were Louis (6), Abraham, Bernard, Jack and Samuel. For women it was Sarah (8), followed by Mary, Minnie, Rosie and Annie.
Cohen occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Cohen's census form was "Scholar"; 26% (56) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (10.2%), tailor (5.1%), no occupation / dependent (2.8%) and dressmaker / milliner (2.3%). Grouped by sector, retail & commerce accounted for 10.7% of all Cohens, followed by textiles & clothing, no occupation / dependent and agriculture.
What religion is Cohen?
Cohens were predominantly Jewish (78.6%). The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (11.6%), Anglican (6.5%) and Methodist (0.9%).
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Cohen statistics (1911)
Number: 215
Rank: 2,393
Average Age: 24
Cohen in the USA (2020)
Number: 86,401
Rank: 355
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
