Keleher family name history
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Keleher in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 123 people named Keleher in Ireland; roughly one in every 36,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 60 men and 63 women.
Counties with Keleher in Ireland
Cork was Keleher country: 30.1% of them (37 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Leitrim (33), Mayo (28), Cavan (10) and Galway (9).
Keleher average age in 1911
The average Keleher in 1911 was 31.8 years old, 29.8 for men and 33.6 for women; slightly 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.
Keleher literacy in 1911
Of the Kelehers whose literacy was recorded, 82.1% could both read and write, 1.6% could read but not write, and 16.3% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 85% reading and writing against 79.4% 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.
Keleher common first names
The most common male names were John (14), Thomas, Michael, Cornelius and James. For women it was Mary (7), followed by Bridget, Catherine, Anne and Margaret.
Keleher occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Keleher's census form was "Scholar"; 24.4% (30) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (19.5%), farm labourer (6.5%), domestic servant (3.3%) and shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (3.3%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 26% of all Kelehers, followed by domestic service, retail & commerce and general labourers.
What religion is Keleher?
Kelehers were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 100% of them.
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Keleher statistics (1911)
Number: 123
Rank: 3,397
Average Age: 32
Keleherin the USA (2020)
Number: 1,343
Rank: 20,050
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
