Daniel family name history and map
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Daniel in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 489 people named Daniel in Ireland; roughly one in every 9,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 234 men and 255 women.
Counties with Daniel in Ireland
Dublin was Daniel country: 25.8% of them (126 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Tipperary (84), Kilkenny (67), Galway (55) and Waterford (34).
Daniel average age in 1911
The average Daniel in 1911 was 28.7 years old, 29.0 for men and 28.6 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.
Daniel literacy in 1911
Of the Daniels whose literacy was recorded, 80% could both read and write, 3.9% could read but not write, and 16.1% 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.
Daniel common first names
The most common male names were John (29), Patrick, Thomas, William and James. For women it was Mary (36), followed by Catherine, Margaret, Elizabeth and Bridget.
Daniel occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Daniel's census form was "Scholar"; 22.9% (112) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (9.2%), domestic servant (4.9%), general labourer (4.7%) and farm labourer (3.5%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 13.1% of all Daniels, followed by domestic service, general labourers and transport.
What religion is Daniel?
Daniels were predominantly Roman Catholic (81.8%). The remainder were mostly Anglican (15.7%), Methodist (1.4%) and Presbyterian (0.4%).
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Daniel statistics (1911)
Number: 489
Rank: 1,374
Average Age: 29
Daniel in the USA (2020)
Number: 78,123
Rank: 407
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.