Daniels family name history and map
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Daniels in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 137 people named Daniels in Ireland; roughly one in every 32,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 71 men and 66 women.
Counties with Daniels in Ireland
Waterford had the largest share of Danielses, 23.4% (32 people). Next came Dublin (26), Galway (14), Antrim (13) and Cork (12).
Daniels average age in 1911
The average Daniels in 1911 was 24.6 years old, 23.0 for men and 26.3 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.
Daniels literacy in 1911
Of the Danielses whose literacy was recorded, 76.3% could both read and write, 2.3% could read but not write, and 21.4% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 80% reading and writing against 72.7% 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.
Daniels common first names
The most common male names were Thomas (8), William, John, Edward and George. For women it was Margaret (6), followed by Mary, Bridget, Elizabeth and Sarah.
Daniels occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Daniels's census form was "Scholar"; 17.5% (24) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were general labourer (8%), domestic servant (5.1%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (3.6%) and farmer (2.9%). Grouped by sector, domestic service accounted for 10.2% of all Danielses, followed by general labourers, textiles & clothing and agriculture.
What religion is Daniels?
Most Danielses, 52.6%, were Roman Catholic. The remainder were mostly Anglican (39.4%), Presbyterian (3.6%), Methodist (2.9%) and Baptist (0.7%).
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Daniels statistics (1911)
Number: 137
Rank: 3,166
Average Age: 25
Danielsin the USA (2020)
Number: 141,286
Rank: 194
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
