Heelan family name history
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Heelan in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 165 people named Heelan in Ireland; roughly one in every 27,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 85 men and 80 women.
Counties with Heelan in Ireland
Limerick was Heelan country: 47.3% of them (78 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Waterford (41), Tipperary (18), Cork (13) and Clare (6).
Heelan average age in 1911
The average Heelan in 1911 was 30.4 years old, 30.4 for men and 30.4 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.
Heelan literacy in 1911
Of the Heelans whose literacy was recorded, 84.8% could both read and write, 2.6% could read but not write, and 12.6% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 88.2% reading and writing against 81.3% 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.
Heelan common first names
The most common male names were John (11), Patrick, James, David and Michael. For women it was Ellen (13), followed by Margaret, Mary, Bridget and Annie; matching the national top five exactly.
Heelan occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Heelan's census form was "Scholar"; 18.8% (31) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (14.5%), farm labourer (5.5%), general labourer (4.2%) and domestic servant (3.6%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 21.2% of all Heelans, followed by retail & commerce, general labourers and domestic service.
What religion is Heelan?
Heelans were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 100% of them.
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Heelan statistics (1911)
Number: 165
Rank: 2,839
Average Age: 30
Heelanin the USA (2020)
Number: 353
Rank: 61,433
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
