Hannah family name history
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Hannah in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 160 people named Hannah in Ireland; roughly one in every 27,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more women than men recorded: 100 women to 60 men.
Counties with Hannah in Ireland
Antrim was Hannah country: 25% of them (40 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Down (40), Cork (30), Dublin (15) and Donegal (12).
Hannah average age in 1911
The average Hannah in 1911 was 29.9 years old, 31.0 for men and 29.3 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.
Hannah literacy in 1911
Of the Hannahs whose literacy was recorded, 81.1% could both read and write, 5.4% could read but not write, and 13.5% 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.
Hannah common first names
The most common male names were John (7), Samuel, William, James and David. For women it was Mary (7), followed by Elizabeth, Isabella, Mary Ann and Mary Jane.
Hannah occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Hannah's census form was "Scholar"; 15.6% (25) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farm labourer (5%), farmer (4.4%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (4.4%) and dressmaker / milliner (3.8%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 10% of all Hannahs, followed by domestic service, textiles & clothing and retail & commerce.
What religion is Hannah?
The largest religious group among Hannahs was Roman Catholic, at 38.8%. The remainder were mostly Anglican (30%), Presbyterian (28.1%), Baptist (0.6%) and Plymouth Brethren (0.6%).
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Hannah statistics (1911)
Number: 160
Rank: 2,883
Average Age: 30
Hannahin the USA (2020)
Number: 19,206
Rank: 1,831
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
