Renehan family name history
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Renehan in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 127 people named Renehan in Ireland; roughly one in every 35,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more women than men recorded: 71 women to 56 men.
Counties with Renehan in Ireland
Tipperary was Renehan country: 44.9% of them (57 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Kilkenny (25), Limerick (21), Armagh (9) and Offaly (8).
Renehan average age in 1911
The average Renehan in 1911 was 29.8 years old, 30.9 for men and 28.9 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.
Renehan literacy in 1911
Of the Renehans whose literacy was recorded, 83.8% could both read and write, 3.4% could read but not write, and 12.8% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 89.2% reading and writing against 76.9% of men. 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.
Renehan common first names
The most common male names were William (10), John, Michael, James and Patrick. For women it was Mary (12), followed by Anne, Julia, Bridget and Kate.
Renehan occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Renehan's census form was "Scholar"; 22% (28) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (15.7%), dressmaker / milliner (3.9%), general labourer (3.9%) and domestic servant (3.1%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 17.3% of all Renehans, followed by domestic service, general labourers and textiles & clothing.
What religion is Renehan?
Renehans were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 100% of them.
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Renehan statistics (1911)
Number: 127
Rank: 3,339
Average Age: 30
Renehanin the USA (2020)
Number: 511
Rank: 45,147
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
