Dane family name history and map
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Dane in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 94 people named Dane in Ireland; roughly one in every 47,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 48 men and 46 women.
Counties with Dane in Ireland
The Danes were heavily concentrated in Fermanagh, home to 58.5% of them (55 people). Next came Donegal (9), Cavan (5), Kildare (5) and Offaly (4).
Dane average age in 1911
The average Dane in 1911 was 36.9 years old, 36.5 for men and 37.3 for women; noticeably older 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.
Dane literacy in 1911
Of the Danes whose literacy was recorded, 76.7% could both read and write, 6.7% could read but not write, and 16.7% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 84.1% reading and writing against 69.6% 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.
Dane common first names
The most common male names were John (7), Thomas, James, Robert and William. For women it was Mary (5), followed by Catherine, Eliza Jane, Elizabeth and Maggie.
Dane occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Danes was farmer, 21.3% of them (20 people). Next came scholar / student (17%), farm labourer (5.3%), domestic servant (2.1%) and general labourer (2.1%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 26.6% of all Danes, followed by building & construction, public service & defence and textiles & clothing.
What religion is Dane?
Most Danes, 60.6%, were Anglican. The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (26.6%), Methodist (6.4%) and Presbyterian (1.1%).
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Dane statistics (1911)
Number: 94
Rank: 4,016
Average Age: 37
Dane in the USA (2020)
Number: 2,749
Rank: 11,043
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.