Donellan family name history and map
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Donellan in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 64 people named Donellan in Ireland; roughly one in every 69,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 33 men and 31 women.
Counties with Donellan in Ireland
The Donellans were heavily concentrated in Galway, home to 54.7% of them (35 people). Next came Clare (18), Meath (5), Sligo (4) and Offaly (1).
Donellan average age in 1911
The average Donellan in 1911 was 28.8 years old, 27.2 for men and 30.4 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.
Donellan literacy in 1911
Of the Donellans whose literacy was recorded, 70.3% could both read and write, 1.6% could read but not write, and 28.1% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 77.4% reading and writing against 63.6% 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.
Donellan common first names
The most common male names were John (8), Michael, Thomas, James and Patrick; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Bridget (7), followed by Mary, Delia, Catherine and Catheel.
Donellan occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Donellans was farmer, 28.1% of them (18 people). Next came scholar / student (20.3%), farm labourer (3.1%), domestic servant (1.6%) and general labourer (1.6%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 32.8% of all Donellans, followed by domestic service, general labourers and textiles & clothing.
What religion is Donellan?
Donellans were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 100% of them.
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Donellan statistics (1911)
Number: 64
Rank: 4,974
Average Age: 29
Donellan in the USA (2020)
Number: 158
Rank: 116,774
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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