Granaghan family name history and map
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Granaghan in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 55 people named Granaghan in Ireland; roughly one in every 80,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 26 men and 29 women.
Counties with Granaghan in Ireland
The Granaghans were heavily concentrated in Mayo, home to 72.7% of them (40 people). Next came Donegal (15).
Granaghan average age in 1911
The average Granaghan in 1911 was 33.7 years old, 33.4 for men and 34.0 for women; noticeably older 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.
Granaghan literacy in 1911
Of the Granaghans whose literacy was recorded, 61.8% could both read and write, 7.3% could read but not write, and 30.9% could do neither. The figures were much the same for men and 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.
Granaghan common first names
The most common male names were Patrick (7), Michael, John, Joseph and Thomas. For women it was Bridget (6), followed by Catherine, Mary, Anne and Bridget Agnes.
Granaghan occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Granaghans was farmer, 34.5% of them (19 people). Next came scholar / student (20%), farm labourer (3.6%), general labourer (1.8%) and knitter / lace worker (1.8%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 38.2% of all Granaghans, followed by textiles & clothing, general labourers and no occupation / dependent.
What religion is Granaghan?
Granaghans were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 100% of them.
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Granaghan statistics (1911)
Number: 55
Rank: 5,461
Average Age: 34
Granaghan 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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