Monoghan family name history and map

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Monoghan

Monoghan in 1911 Ireland

The 1911 Census recorded just 43 people named Monoghan in Ireland: 21 men and 22 women.

Counties with Monoghan in Ireland

Most Monoghans were found in Dublin (12), with smaller numbers in Leitrim (9), Galway (6), Meath (5) and Cavan (3).
Surname distribution map, 1911 census

Monoghan average age in 1911

The average Monoghan in 1911 was 32.5 years old, though with only 43 people recorded, averages like this should be taken loosely.

Monoghan literacy in 1911

Of the Monoghans whose literacy was recorded, 69% could both read and write, 4.8% could read but not write, and 26.2% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 71.4% reading and writing against 66.7% of men.

Monoghan common first names

Among the Monoghans were men named Patrick (6), John (4), Thomas (3), Anthony and D and women named Mary (4), Alice (2), Bridget (2), Catherine (2) and Ellen (2).

Monoghan occupations in 1911

The most common entry on a Monoghan's census form was "Scholar"; 23.3% (10) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (14%), farm labourer (7%), general labourer (7%) and carpenter / joiner (4.7%).

What religion is Monoghan?

Monoghans were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 100% of them.

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Monoghan statistics (1911)

Number: 43
Rank: 6,301
Average Age: 33

Monoghan in the USA (2020)

Number: 0
Rank: 0

Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero. 

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