Donagher family name history and map
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Donagher in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 236 people named Donagher in Ireland; roughly one in every 19,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 120 men and 116 women.
Counties with Donagher in Ireland
Donegal was Donagher country: 31.8% of them (75 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Laois (34), Sligo (30), Offaly (29) and Roscommon (17).
Donagher average age in 1911
The average Donagher in 1911 was 31.2 years old, 31.1 for men and 31.3 for women; slightly 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.
Donagher literacy in 1911
Of the Donaghers whose literacy was recorded, 71.7% could both read and write, 3.5% could read but not write, and 24.8% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 72.8% reading and writing against 70.5% 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.
Donagher common first names
The most common male names were Michael (16), Patrick, Thomas, James and John; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (26), followed by Bridget, Anne, Annie and Catherine.
Donagher occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Donaghers was farmer, 26.7% of them (63 people). Next came scholar / student (17.8%), farm labourer (3%), general labourer (2.5%) and domestic servant (1.3%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 30.5% of all Donaghers, followed by general labourers, professional and domestic service.
What religion is Donagher?
Donaghers were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 100% of them.
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Donagher statistics (1911)
Number: 236
Rank: 2,266
Average Age: 31
Donagherin the USA (2020)
Number: 0
Rank: 0
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
