Hanna family name history and map
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Hanna in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 3,562 people named Hanna in Ireland, about 0.081% of everyone living in the country at the time and the 252nd most common surname overall. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 1,723 men and 1,830 women. (A small number, 9, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Hanna in Ireland
Down was Hanna country: 41.9% of them (1,493 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Antrim (1,237), Armagh (198), Derry (172) and Monaghan (98).
Hanna average age in 1911
The average Hanna in 1911 was 28.8 years old, 28.1 for men and 29.5 for women; a touch 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.
Hanna literacy in 1911
Of the Hannas whose literacy was recorded, 79.2% could both read and write, 4.5% could read but not write, and 16.3% 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.
Hanna common first names
The most common male names were John (176), James, William, Robert and Samuel. For women it was Mary (136), followed by Elizabeth, Sarah, Margaret and Annie.
Hanna occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Hanna's census form was "Scholar"; 19% (675) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (11%), textile worker (6.9%), general labourer (4%) and farm labourer (3%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 14.4% of all Hannas, followed by textiles & clothing, general labourers and retail & commerce.
What religion is Hanna?
The largest religious group among Hannas was Presbyterian, at 47.2%. The remainder were mostly Anglican (24.7%), Roman Catholic (20.4%), Methodist (3.5%) and Unitarian (0.7%).
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Hanna statistics (1911)
Number: 3,562
Rank: 252
Average Age: 29
Hanna in the USA (2020)
Number: 41,220
Rank: 818
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
