Mulhern family name history and map
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Mulhern in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 839 people named Mulhern in Ireland; roughly one in every 5,200 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 407 men and 431 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Mulhern in Ireland
Donegal was Mulhern country: 40.3% of them (338 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Roscommon (180), Leitrim (71), Mayo (41) and Derry (38).
Mulhern average age in 1911
The average Mulhern in 1911 was 31.1 years old, 29.9 for men and 32.3 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.
Mulhern literacy in 1911
Of the Mulherns whose literacy was recorded, 65.8% could both read and write, 4.1% could read but not write, and 30.1% 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.
Mulhern common first names
The most common male names were John (76), Patrick, James, Michael and Thomas; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (74), followed by Bridget, Annie, Ellen and Kate.
Mulhern occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Mulherns was farmer, 23.4% of them (196 people). Next came scholar / student (17.3%), farm labourer (3.6%), general labourer (3%) and shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (1.8%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 27.4% of all Mulherns, followed by general labourers, retail & commerce and textiles & clothing.
What religion is Mulhern?
Mulherns were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 95.9% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (2.6%), Methodist (0.4%) and Presbyterian (0.2%).
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Mulhern statistics (1911)
Number: 839
Rank: 905
Average Age: 31
Mulhernin the USA (2020)
Number: 2,951
Rank: 10,384
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
