Dongan family name history and map

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Dongan in 1911 Ireland

The 1911 Census recorded just 43 people named Dongan in Ireland: 20 men and 23 women.

Counties with Dongan in Ireland

Most Dongans were found in Antrim (14), with smaller numbers in Down (7), Armagh (5), Longford (5) and Cork (3).
Surname distribution map, 1911 census

Dongan average age in 1911

The average Dongan in 1911 was 37.0 years old, though with only 43 people recorded, averages like this should be taken loosely.

Dongan literacy in 1911

Of the Dongans whose literacy was recorded, 88.4% could both read and write, 2.3% could read but not write, and 9.3% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 90% reading and writing against 87% of women.

Dongan common first names

Among the Dongans were men named John (5), Michael (2), Patrick (2), Robert (2) and William (2) and women named Jane (2), Maggie (2), Margaret (2), Mary (2) and Anne.

Dongan occupations in 1911

The most common entry on a Dongan's census form was "Scholar"; 11.6% (5) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (7%), general labourer (7%), textile worker (7%) and housekeeper (4.7%).

What religion is Dongan?

Most Dongans, 51.2%, were Presbyterian. The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (44.2%) and Anglican (2.3%).

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Dongan statistics (1911)

Number: 43
Rank: 6,301
Average Age: 37

Donganin the USA (2020)

Number: 0
Rank: 0

Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero. 

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