Holian family name history
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Holian in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 135 people named Holian in Ireland; roughly one in every 33,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 64 men and 71 women.
Counties with Holian in Ireland
Mayo was Holian country: 49.6% of them (67 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Galway (53) and Roscommon (15).
Holian average age in 1911
The average Holian in 1911 was 28.4 years old, 27.2 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.
Holian literacy in 1911
Of the Holians whose literacy was recorded, 63.8% could both read and write, 3.1% could read but not write, and 32.3% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 66.7% reading and writing against 60.7% of men. 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.
Holian common first names
The most common male names were Patrick (13), John, Thomas, James and Michael; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (17), followed by Bridget, Ellen, Annie and Margaret; matching the national top five exactly.
Holian occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Holians was farmer, 29.6% of them (40 people). Next came scholar / student (15.6%), general labourer (6.7%), dressmaker / milliner (1.5%) and shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (1.5%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 29.6% of all Holians, followed by general labourers, textiles & clothing and retail & commerce.
What religion is Holian?
Holians were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 99.3% of them.
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Holian statistics (1911)
Number: 135
Rank: 3,198
Average Age: 28
Holianin the USA (2020)
Number: 498
Rank: 46,181
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
