Dwane family name history and map
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Dwane in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 370 people named Dwane in Ireland; roughly one in every 12,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 192 men and 178 women.
Counties with Dwane in Ireland
Cork was Dwane country: 49.2% of them (182 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Limerick (95), Offaly (48), Tipperary (20) and Galway (12).
Dwane average age in 1911
The average Dwane in 1911 was 30.1 years old, 29.8 for men and 30.5 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.
Dwane literacy in 1911
Of the Dwanes whose literacy was recorded, 79.6% could both read and write, 1.1% could read but not write, and 19.3% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 82.7% reading and writing against 76.8% 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.
Dwane common first names
The most common male names were John (34), Patrick, Michael, Thomas and James; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (30), followed by Margaret, Bridget, Catherine and Ellen.
Dwane occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Dwane's census form was "Scholar"; 19.7% (73) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (15.9%), farm labourer (6.2%), general labourer (5.4%) and domestic servant (4.1%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 22.4% of all Dwanes, followed by domestic service, general labourers and retail & commerce.
What religion is Dwane?
Dwanes were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 99.5% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (0.3%).
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Dwane statistics (1911)
Number: 370
Rank: 1,664
Average Age: 30
Dwanein the USA (2020)
Number: 105
Rank: 152,989
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
