Lennan family name history and map
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Lennan in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 51 people named Lennan in Ireland; roughly one in every 86,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more women than men recorded: 29 women to 22 men.
Counties with Lennan in Ireland
The Lennans were heavily concentrated in Dublin, home to 60.8% of them (31 people). Next came Tyrone (6), Antrim (3), Sligo (3) and Armagh (2).
Lennan average age in 1911
The average Lennan in 1911 was 32.6 years old, 31.1 for men and 33.7 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.
Lennan literacy in 1911
Of the Lennans whose literacy was recorded, 71.4% could both read and write, 10.2% could read but not write, and 18.4% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 72.7% reading and writing against 70.4% 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.
Lennan common first names
The most common male names were Patrick (6), James, Thomas, William and Laurence. For women it was Ellen (4), followed by Mary, Alicia, Elizabeth and Kate.
Lennan occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Lennan's census form was "Scholar"; 23.5% (12) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (5.9%), other maker / factory worker (5.9%), domestic servant (3.9%) and cook (2%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 5.9% of all Lennans, followed by domestic service, manufacturing & trades and public service & defence.
What religion is Lennan?
Lennans were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 98% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (2%).
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Lennan statistics (1911)
Number: 51
Rank: 5,724
Average Age: 33
Lennan in the USA (2020)
Number: 234
Rank: 85,854
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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