Haugh family name history and map
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Haugh in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 630 people named Haugh in Ireland; roughly one in every 7,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 324 men and 306 women.
Counties with Haugh in Ireland
The Haughs were heavily concentrated in Clare, home to 62.2% of them (392 people). Next came Limerick (49), Tipperary (41), Down (40) and Mayo (32).
Haugh average age in 1911
The average Haugh in 1911 was 28.0 years old, 26.5 for men and 29.7 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.
Haugh literacy in 1911
Of the Haughs whose literacy was recorded, 80.7% could both read and write, 2.3% could read but not write, and 16.9% 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.
Haugh common first names
The most common male names were Patrick (50), John, Michael, James and Martin. For women it was Mary (57), followed by Bridget, Margaret, Ellen and Catherine.
Haugh occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Haugh's census form was "Scholar"; 26.3% (166) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (18.7%), farm labourer (4.6%), general labourer (3.3%) and domestic servant (1.9%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 23.7% of all Haughs, followed by domestic service, general labourers and textiles & clothing.
What religion is Haugh?
Haughs were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 91.7% of them. The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (6.7%) and Anglican (1.1%).
Haugh statistics (1911)
Number: 630
Rank: 1,118
Average Age: 28
Haugh in the USA (2020)
Number: 3,340
Rank: 9,350
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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