Reddan family name history and map
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Reddan in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 318 people named Reddan in Ireland; roughly one in every 14,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 157 men and 159 women. (A small number, 2, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Reddan in Ireland
Clare was Reddan country: 42.5% of them (135 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Tipperary (105), Limerick (40), Offaly (21) and Kerry (8).
Reddan average age in 1911
The average Reddan in 1911 was 30.8 years old, 29.8 for men and 31.7 for women; almost exactly in line with 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.
Reddan literacy in 1911
Of the Reddans whose literacy was recorded, 80.1% could both read and write, 5.8% could read but not write, and 14.1% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 81.2% reading and writing against 79% 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.
Reddan common first names
The most common male names were Patrick (29), John, Michael, James and Thomas; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (35), followed by Bridget, Kate, Margaret and Anne.
Reddan occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Reddan's census form was "Scholar"; 28.9% (92) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (22.6%), farm labourer (3.5%), domestic servant (1.9%) and general labourer (1.9%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 26.4% of all Reddans, followed by domestic service, textiles & clothing and general labourers.
What religion is Reddan?
Reddans were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 99.4% of them.
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Reddan statistics (1911)
Number: 318
Rank: 1,838
Average Age: 31
Reddan in the USA (2020)
Number: 250
Rank: 81,574
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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