Loughran family name history and map
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Loughran in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 1,530 people named Loughran in Ireland, about 0.035% of everyone living in the country at the time and the 567th most common surname overall. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 755 men and 775 women.
Counties with Loughran in Ireland
Tyrone was Loughran country: 40.4% of them (618 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Armagh (309), Antrim (231), Down (103) and Meath (78).
Loughran average age in 1911
The average Loughran in 1911 was 31.3 years old, 30.9 for men and 31.7 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.
Loughran literacy in 1911
Of the Loughrans whose literacy was recorded, 72.3% could both read and write, 6.6% could read but not write, and 21.1% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 73.3% reading and writing against 71.3% 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.
Loughran common first names
The most common male names were Patrick (128), John, James, Michael and Peter. For women it was Mary (107), followed by Bridget, Annie, Catherine and Ellen.
Loughran occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Loughrans was farmer, 19.7% of them (302 people). Next came scholar / student (18.3%), textile worker (5.6%), general labourer (3.5%) and domestic servant (2.7%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 22.5% of all Loughrans, followed by textiles & clothing, domestic service and general labourers.
What religion is Loughran?
Loughrans were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 96.7% of them. The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (1.8%), Anglican (0.1%) and Non-Conformist (0.1%).
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Loughran statistics (1911)
Number: 1,530
Rank: 567
Average Age: 31
Loughran in the USA (2020)
Number: 2,535
Rank: 11,811
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.