Dillane family name history and map
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Dillane in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 574 people named Dillane in Ireland; roughly one in every 7,600 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 311 men and 262 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Dillane in Ireland
Kerry was Dillane country: 42.7% of them (245 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Limerick (227), Galway (88), Cork (4) and Dublin (4).
Dillane average age in 1911
The average Dillane in 1911 was 31.0 years old, 31.3 for men and 30.6 for women; almost exactly in line with 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.
Dillane literacy in 1911
Of the Dillanes whose literacy was recorded, 78.3% could both read and write, 2.7% could read but not write, and 19% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 80.6% reading and writing against 75.6% of 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.
Dillane common first names
The most common male names were John (57), Michael, Patrick, Thomas and James; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (50), followed by Margaret, Bridget, Ellen and Catherine.
Dillane occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Dillanes was farmer, 27.9% of them (160 people). Next came scholar / student (20.4%), farm labourer (5.9%), general labourer (1.9%) and retired / pensioner (1.9%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 33.8% of all Dillanes, followed by domestic service, general labourers and retired & pensioners.
What religion is Dillane?
Dillanes were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 99.7% of them.
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Dillane statistics (1911)
Number: 574
Rank: 1,204
Average Age: 31
Dillanein the USA (2020)
Number: 124
Rank: 139,059
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
