Laughran family name history and map
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Laughran in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 80 people named Laughran in Ireland; roughly one in every 55,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 41 men and 39 women.
Counties with Laughran in Ireland
Louth was Laughran country: 33.8% of them (27 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Tyrone (17), Antrim (16), Fermanagh (5) and Armagh (4).
Laughran average age in 1911
The average Laughran in 1911 was 33.9 years old, 33.2 for men and 34.6 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.
Laughran literacy in 1911
Of the Laughrans whose literacy was recorded, 77.2% could both read and write, 2.5% could read but not write, and 20.3% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 80.5% reading and writing against 73.7% 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.
Laughran common first names
The most common male names were John (7), Patrick, William, Francis and James. For women it was Mary (9), followed by Bridget, Annie, Ellen and Maggie.
Laughran occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Laughrans was farmer, 16.2% of them (13 people). Next came scholar / student (11.2%), general labourer (7.5%), textile worker (6.2%) and domestic servant (5%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 22.5% of all Laughrans, followed by general labourers, textiles & clothing and domestic service.
What religion is Laughran?
Laughrans were predominantly Roman Catholic (88.8%). The remainder were mostly Baptist (1.2%) and Presbyterian (1.2%).
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Laughran statistics (1911)
Number: 80
Rank: 4,404
Average Age: 34
Laughran in the USA (2020)
Number: 0
Rank: 0
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