Gowran family name history and map
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Gowran in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 95 people named Gowran in Ireland; roughly one in every 46,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 45 men and 50 women.
Counties with Gowran in Ireland
Offaly was Gowran country: 44.2% of them (42 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Westmeath (27), Sligo (20), Meath (4) and Kildare (1).
Gowran average age in 1911
The average Gowran in 1911 was 24.2 years old, 23.8 for men and 24.6 for women; noticeably younger than 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.
Gowran literacy in 1911
Of the Gowrans whose literacy was recorded, 81.9% could both read and write, 4.8% could read but not write, and 13.3% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 83.8% reading and writing against 80.4% 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.
Gowran common first names
The most common male names were James (9), John, Michael, Patrick and Thomas; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (9), followed by Bridget, Catherine, Jane and Margaret.
Gowran occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Gowran's census form was "Scholar"; 18.9% (18) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (15.8%), general labourer (6.3%), farm labourer (3.2%) and carpenter / joiner (1.1%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 20% of all Gowrans, followed by general labourers, building & construction and domestic service.
What religion is Gowran?
Gowrans were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 100% of them.
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Gowran statistics (1911)
Number: 95
Rank: 3,992
Average Age: 24
Gowran in 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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