Moynagh family name history and map
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Moynagh in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 89 people named Moynagh in Ireland; roughly one in every 49,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 45 men and 44 women.
Counties with Moynagh in Ireland
Monaghan was Moynagh country: 31.5% of them (28 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Tyrone (22), Cavan (18), Dublin (9) and Louth (6).
Moynagh average age in 1911
The average Moynagh in 1911 was 31.8 years old, 32.6 for men and 31.1 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.
Moynagh literacy in 1911
Of the Moynaghs whose literacy was recorded, 74.2% could both read and write, 1.1% could read but not write, and 24.7% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 77.8% reading and writing against 70.5% 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.
Moynagh common first names
The most common male names were James (8), John, Patrick, Edward and Francis. For women it was Mary (6), followed by Catherine, Kate, Bridget and Margaret.
Moynagh occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Moynaghs was farmer, 27% of them (24 people). Next came scholar / student (15.7%), plasterer / slater / thatcher (3.4%), general labourer (2.2%) and no occupation / dependent (2.2%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 29.2% of all Moynaghs, followed by building & construction, general labourers and no occupation / dependent.
What religion is Moynagh?
Moynaghs were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 100% of them.
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Moynagh statistics (1911)
Number: 89
Rank: 4,150
Average Age: 32
Moynagh in the USA (2020)
Number: 179
Rank: 106,101
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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