Flahavan family name history and map
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Flahavan in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 87 people named Flahavan in Ireland; roughly one in every 50,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 43 men and 44 women.
Counties with Flahavan in Ireland
The Flahavans were heavily concentrated in Cork, home to 60.9% of them (53 people). Next came Waterford (19), Limerick (12), Kerry (2) and Wicklow (1).
Flahavan average age in 1911
The average Flahavan in 1911 was 29.5 years old, 29.3 for men and 29.8 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.
Flahavan literacy in 1911
Of the Flahavans whose literacy was recorded, 70% could both read and write, 3.8% could read but not write, and 26.2% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 75% reading and writing against 65% 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.
Flahavan common first names
The most common male names were John (9), James, Patrick, Michael and Thomas; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (17), followed by Julia, Margaret, Bridget and Ellen.
Flahavan occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Flahavan's census form was "Scholar"; 18.4% (16) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (17.2%), fisherman (6.9%), domestic servant (4.6%) and farm labourer (3.4%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 21.8% of all Flahavans, followed by domestic service, fishing and general labourers.
What religion is Flahavan?
Flahavans were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 100% of them.
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Flahavan statistics (1911)
Number: 87
Rank: 4,204
Average Age: 30
Flahavanin 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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