Cowen family name history and map
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Cowen in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 59 people named Cowen in Ireland; roughly one in every 74,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 31 men and 27 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Cowen in Ireland
Offaly had the largest share of Cowens, 23.7% (14 people). Next came Dublin (12), Down (9), Cork (8) and Laois (4).
Cowen average age in 1911
The average Cowen in 1911 was 27.4 years old, 22.5 for men and 33.1 for women; a touch 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.
Cowen literacy in 1911
Of the Cowens whose literacy was recorded, 80.7% could both read and write, 0% could read but not write, and 19.3% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 84.6% reading and writing against 77.4% of men. 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.
Cowen common first names
The most common male names were John (3), Christopher, Joseph, Patrick and Arthur. For women it was Mary (3), followed by Catherine, Lillian, Margaret and Agnes.
Cowen occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Cowen's census form was "Scholar"; 13.6% (8) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were clerk / office worker (5.1%), domestic servant (5.1%), general labourer (5.1%) and farmer (3.4%). Grouped by sector, textiles & clothing accounted for 8.5% of all Cowens, followed by agriculture, clerical & administration and domestic service.
What religion is Cowen?
The largest religious group among Cowens was Anglican, at 39%. The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (35.6%), Jewish (10.2%), Presbyterian (6.8%) and Plymouth Brethren (5.1%).
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Cowen statistics (1911)
Number: 59
Rank: 5,237
Average Age: 27
Cowen in the USA (2020)
Number: 4,531
Rank: 7,114
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
