Mahoney family name history and map
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Mahoney in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 1,683 people named Mahoney in Ireland, about 0.038% of everyone living in the country at the time and the 514th most common surname overall. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 823 men and 857 women. (A small number, 3, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Mahoney in Ireland
The Mahoneys were heavily concentrated in Cork, home to 51% of them (858 people). Next came Kerry (279), Waterford (123), Tipperary (117) and Limerick (75).
Mahoney average age in 1911
The average Mahoney in 1911 was 30.0 years old, 29.5 for men and 30.6 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.
Mahoney literacy in 1911
Of the Mahoneys whose literacy was recorded, 73.6% could both read and write, 4.6% could read but not write, and 21.7% 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.
Mahoney common first names
The most common male names were John (131), Patrick, Michael, James and Daniel. For women it was Mary (158), followed by Ellen, Bridget, Margaret and Kate.
Mahoney occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Mahoney's census form was "Scholar"; 20.5% (345) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (11.9%), general labourer (7.3%), farm labourer (6.4%) and domestic servant (5.3%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 19% of all Mahoneys, followed by domestic service, general labourers and textiles & clothing.
What religion is Mahoney?
Mahoneys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 98.2% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (0.8%) and Presbyterian (0.1%).
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Mahoney statistics (1911)
Number: 1,683
Rank: 514
Average Age: 30
Mahoney in the USA (2020)
Number: 38,677
Rank: 884
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.