Maughan family name history and map
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Maughan in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 208 people named Maughan in Ireland; roughly one in every 21,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 105 men and 103 women.
Counties with Maughan in Ireland
The Maughans were heavily concentrated in Mayo, home to 58.7% of them (122 people). Next came Sligo (43), Roscommon (15), Dublin (12) and Offaly (10).
Maughan average age in 1911
The average Maughan in 1911 was 33.1 years old, 32.5 for men and 33.7 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.
Maughan literacy in 1911
Of the Maughans whose literacy was recorded, 66.7% could both read and write, 6.2% could read but not write, and 27.2% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 70.4% reading and writing against 62.9% of men. 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.
Maughan common first names
The most common male names were John (20), Patrick, James, Michael and Thomas; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (21), followed by Bridget, Catherine, Annie and Margaret.
Maughan occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Maughans was farmer, 24% of them (50 people). Next came scholar / student (15.4%), metal worker / engineer (3.4%), farm labourer (2.9%) and general labourer (1.4%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 27.9% of all Maughans, followed by metal & engineering, textiles & clothing and domestic service.
What religion is Maughan?
Maughans were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 96.6% of them.
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Maughan statistics (1911)
Number: 208
Rank: 2,441
Average Age: 33
Maughanin the USA (2020)
Number: 3,600
Rank: 8,745
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
