Keohane family name history and map
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Keohane in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 1,116 people named Keohane in Ireland, about 0.025% of everyone living in the country at the time and the 722nd most common surname overall. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 570 men and 546 women.
Counties with Keohane in Ireland
The Keohanes were heavily concentrated in Cork, home to 97.1% of them (1,084 people). Next came Dublin (14), Tyrone (8), Longford (5) and Galway (2).
Keohane average age in 1911
The average Keohane in 1911 was 28.4 years old, 28.7 for men and 28.2 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.
Keohane literacy in 1911
Of the Keohanes whose literacy was recorded, 72.2% could both read and write, 3% could read but not write, and 24.8% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 74% reading and writing against 70.5% 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.
Keohane common first names
The most common male names were John (90), Timothy, Michael, Patrick and Jeremiah. For women it was Mary (110), followed by Margaret, Ellen, Julia and Kate.
Keohane occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Keohane's census form was "Scholar"; 19.9% (222) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (18.1%), general labourer (5.5%), farm labourer (5.4%) and domestic servant (3.2%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 24.2% of all Keohanes, followed by general labourers, domestic service and fishing.
What religion is Keohane?
Keohanes were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 99.3% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (0.4%) and Methodist (0.1%).
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Keohane statistics (1911)
Number: 1,116
Rank: 722
Average Age: 28
Keohanein the USA (2020)
Number: 1,061
Rank: 24,554
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
