Keelan family name history and map
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Keelan in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 273 people named Keelan in Ireland; roughly one in every 16,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 141 men and 130 women. (A small number, 2, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Keelan in Ireland
Meath was Keelan country: 31.5% of them (86 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Monaghan (59), Louth (38), Cavan (28) and Dublin (26).
Keelan average age in 1911
The average Keelan in 1911 was 34.1 years old, 34.5 for men and 33.7 for women; noticeably older 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.
Keelan literacy in 1911
Of the Keelans whose literacy was recorded, 79.7% could both read and write, 2.7% could read but not write, and 17.6% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 82.1% reading and writing against 77.2% 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.
Keelan common first names
The most common male names were Patrick (21), John, Thomas, James and Michael; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (25), followed by Catherine, Bridget, Alice and Anne.
Keelan occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Keelans was farmer, 22% of them (60 people). Next came scholar / student (17.9%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (4.8%), farm labourer (3.7%) and general labourer (3.7%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 26% of all Keelans, followed by retail & commerce, domestic service and general labourers.
What religion is Keelan?
Keelans were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 98.2% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (0.7%).
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Keelan statistics (1911)
Number: 273
Rank: 2,051
Average Age: 34
Keelan in the USA (2020)
Number: 765
Rank: 32,272
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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