Cushnahan family name history and map
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Cushnahan in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 72 people named Cushnahan in Ireland; roughly one in every 61,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 36 men and 36 women.
Counties with Cushnahan in Ireland
The Cushnahans were heavily concentrated in Antrim, home to 50% of them (36 people). Next came Derry (20), Tyrone (15) and Dublin (1).
Cushnahan average age in 1911
The average Cushnahan in 1911 was 26.6 years old, 29.2 for men and 23.9 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.
Cushnahan literacy in 1911
Of the Cushnahans whose literacy was recorded, 69.4% could both read and write, 4.2% could read but not write, and 26.4% 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.
Cushnahan common first names
The most common male names were Patrick (6), John, Edward, James and Daniel. For women it was Rose Ann (5), followed by Mary, Annie, Maria and Sarah.
Cushnahan occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Cushnahan's census form was "Scholar"; 26.4% (19) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (11.1%), general labourer (6.9%), carter / driver / groom (2.8%) and domestic servant (2.8%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 13.9% of all Cushnahans, followed by general labourers, transport and domestic service.
What religion is Cushnahan?
Cushnahans were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 90.3% of them. The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (9.7%).
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Cushnahan statistics (1911)
Number: 72
Rank: 4,678
Average Age: 27
Cushnahan in the USA (2020)
Number: 0
Rank: 0
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