Lough family name history and map
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Lough in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 194 people named Lough in Ireland; roughly one in every 23,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more women than men recorded: 111 women to 83 men.
Counties with Lough in Ireland
Antrim was Lough country: 39.2% of them (76 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Down (36), Derry (18), Donegal (14) and Roscommon (14).
Lough average age in 1911
The average Lough in 1911 was 29.6 years old, 30.1 for men and 29.2 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.
Lough literacy in 1911
Of the Loughs whose literacy was recorded, 80.7% could both read and write, 3.7% could read but not write, and 15.5% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 83.5% reading and writing against 78.7% 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.
Lough common first names
The most common male names were James (13), John, William, Robert and Alexander. For women it was Mary (12), followed by Ellen, Jane, Maggie and Sarah.
Lough occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Lough's census form was "Scholar"; 19.6% (38) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (10.3%), textile worker (7.7%), general labourer (4.6%) and shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (4.1%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 12.4% of all Loughs, followed by textiles & clothing, retail & commerce and general labourers.
What religion is Lough?
Most Loughs, 53.1%, were Anglican. The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (27.3%), Presbyterian (10.8%), Methodist (7.2%) and Plymouth Brethren (1.5%).
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Lough statistics (1911)
Number: 194
Rank: 2,550
Average Age: 30
Lough in the USA (2020)
Number: 3,435
Rank: 9,134
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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