Lane family name history and map
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Lane in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 2,512 people named Lane in Ireland, about 0.057% of everyone living in the country at the time and the 352nd most common surname overall. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 1,246 men and 1,266 women.
Counties with Lane in Ireland
Cork was Lane country: 46.6% of them (1,171 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Limerick (414), Kerry (234), Dublin (180) and Galway (127).
Lane average age in 1911
The average Lane in 1911 was 30.8 years old, 30.6 for men and 31.0 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.
Lane literacy in 1911
Of the Lanes whose literacy was recorded, 80.3% could both read and write, 2.3% could read but not write, and 17.3% could do neither. The figures were much the same for men and 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.
Lane common first names
The most common male names were John (210), Patrick, Michael, Thomas and James; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (225), followed by Margaret, Bridget, Ellen and Kate.
Lane occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Lane's census form was "Scholar"; 20.3% (510) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (16%), farm labourer (5.1%), general labourer (4.5%) and domestic servant (3.1%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 21.8% of all Lanes, followed by general labourers, domestic service and retail & commerce.
What religion is Lane?
Lanes were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 91.6% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (6.7%), Baptist (0.2%), No Religion (0.2%) and Quaker (0.2%).
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Lane statistics (1911)
Number: 2,512
Rank: 352
Average Age: 31
Lane in the USA (2020)
Number: 129,618
Rank: 223
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.