Feehan family name history and map
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Feehan in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 483 people named Feehan in Ireland; roughly one in every 9,100 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 254 men and 228 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Feehan in Ireland
Tipperary had the largest share of Feehans, 21.1% (102 people). Next came Offaly (87), Dublin (51), Mayo (45) and Louth (37).
Feehan average age in 1911
The average Feehan in 1911 was 29.5 years old, 28.7 for men and 30.3 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.
Feehan literacy in 1911
Of the Feehans whose literacy was recorded, 75.2% could both read and write, 4% could read but not write, and 20.8% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 77.8% reading and writing against 72.3% 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.
Feehan common first names
The most common male names were John (40), Patrick, James, Michael and Thomas; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (46), followed by Bridget, Margaret, Ellen and Kate.
Feehan occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Feehan's census form was "Scholar"; 20.1% (97) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (14.3%), general labourer (8.5%), farm labourer (6.4%) and shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (1.7%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 22.4% of all Feehans, followed by general labourers, retail & commerce and domestic service.
What religion is Feehan?
Feehans were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 99.6% of them.
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Feehan statistics (1911)
Number: 483
Rank: 1,381
Average Age: 30
Feehan in the USA (2020)
Number: 1,846
Rank: 15,307
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
