Laffan family name history and map
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Laffan in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 314 people named Laffan in Ireland; roughly one in every 14,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 162 men and 152 women.
Counties with Laffan in Ireland
Limerick was Laffan country: 26.4% of them (83 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Dublin (63), Tipperary (62), Wexford (45) and Kilkenny (22).
Laffan average age in 1911
The average Laffan in 1911 was 30.8 years old, 30.2 for men and 31.3 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.
Laffan literacy in 1911
Of the Laffans whose literacy was recorded, 84.4% could both read and write, 3.9% could read but not write, and 11.7% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 88.1% reading and writing against 80.4% 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.
Laffan common first names
The most common male names were John (22), Patrick, James, William and Michael. For women it was Mary (21), followed by Bridget, Margaret, Anne and Annie.
Laffan occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Laffan's census form was "Scholar"; 19.1% (60) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (18.8%), general labourer (4.1%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (3.2%) and domestic servant (2.2%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 21.3% of all Laffans, followed by domestic service, retail & commerce and general labourers.
What religion is Laffan?
Laffans were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 99.7% of them.
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Laffan statistics (1911)
Number: 314
Rank: 1,857
Average Age: 31
Laffan in the USA (2020)
Number: 224
Rank: 88,925
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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