Nowlan family name history
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Nowlan in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 128 people named Nowlan in Ireland; roughly one in every 34,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more women than men recorded: 72 women to 56 men.
Counties with Nowlan in Ireland
The Nowlans were heavily concentrated in Dublin, home to 60.9% of them (78 people). Next came Wexford (21), Kilkenny (7), Donegal (6) and Wicklow (6).
Nowlan average age in 1911
The average Nowlan in 1911 was 31.1 years old, 32.9 for men and 29.7 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.
Nowlan literacy in 1911
Of the Nowlans whose literacy was recorded, 79.4% could both read and write, 5.6% could read but not write, and 15.1% 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.
Nowlan common first names
The most common male names were James (6), John, Andrew, Patrick and William. For women it was Mary (10), followed by Margaret, Bridget, Ellen and Kathleen.
Nowlan occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Nowlan's census form was "Scholar"; 25.8% (33) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (6.2%), general labourer (6.2%), no occupation / dependent (3.1%) and other maker / factory worker (3.1%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 8.6% of all Nowlans, followed by general labourers, textiles & clothing and domestic service.
What religion is Nowlan?
Nowlans were predominantly Roman Catholic (82%). The remainder were mostly Anglican (18%).
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Nowlan statistics (1911)
128 in Ireland
3,322 most common surname in Ireland
31 average age
Nowlanin the USA (2020)
938 in USA (2020)
27,242 rank in USA (2020)
