Nunan family name history and map
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Nunan in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 497 people named Nunan in Ireland; roughly one in every 8,800 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 249 men and 247 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Nunan in Ireland
The Nunans were heavily concentrated in Cork, home to 56.1% of them (279 people). Next came Limerick (126), Waterford (26), Kerry (18) and Dublin (16).
Nunan average age in 1911
The average Nunan in 1911 was 31.1 years old, 30.0 for men and 32.2 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.
Nunan literacy in 1911
Of the Nunans whose literacy was recorded, 84.3% could both read and write, 4.1% could read but not write, and 11.6% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 85.3% reading and writing against 83.3% 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.
Nunan common first names
The most common male names were John (27), Patrick, Michael, James and Denis. For women it was Mary (42), followed by Ellen, Catherine, Margaret and Bridget.
Nunan occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Nunan's census form was "Scholar"; 20.1% (100) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (15.1%), farm labourer (5.2%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (3.8%) and domestic servant (3.6%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 20.9% of all Nunans, followed by domestic service, retail & commerce and textiles & clothing.
What religion is Nunan?
Nunans were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 96.2% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (3.2%) and Plymouth Brethren (0.2%).
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Nunan statistics (1911)
Number: 497
Rank: 1,360
Average Age: 31
Nunan in the USA (2020)
Number: 603
Rank: 39,379
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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