Doohan family name history and map
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Doohan in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 516 people named Doohan in Ireland; roughly one in every 8,500 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 251 men and 265 women.
Counties with Doohan in Ireland
The Doohans were heavily concentrated in Donegal, home to 54.8% of them (283 people). Next came Clare (81), Roscommon (74), Mayo (48) and Sligo (12).
Doohan average age in 1911
The average Doohan in 1911 was 29.5 years old, 30.3 for men and 28.7 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.
Doohan literacy in 1911
Of the Doohans whose literacy was recorded, 58.4% could both read and write, 2.4% could read but not write, and 39.3% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 61.9% reading and writing against 54.8% 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.
Doohan common first names
The most common male names were Patrick (34), John, James, Michael and Daniel. For women it was Mary (55), followed by Bridget, Catherine, Annie and Margaret.
Doohan occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Doohans was farmer, 28.5% of them (147 people). Next came scholar / student (26.4%), domestic servant (2.5%), farm labourer (2.5%) and fisherman (1.7%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 31% of all Doohans, followed by domestic service, fishing and retail & commerce.
What religion is Doohan?
Doohans were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 99.6% of them.
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Doohan statistics (1911)
Number: 516
Rank: 1,320
Average Age: 30
Doohanin the USA (2020)
Number: 245
Rank: 82,881
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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