Scahill family name history and map
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Scahill in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 200 people named Scahill in Ireland; roughly one in every 22,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 101 men and 99 women.
Counties with Scahill in Ireland
The Scahills were heavily concentrated in Mayo, home to 54.5% of them (109 people). Next came Galway (60), Roscommon (25), Clare (3) and Tipperary (2).
Scahill average age in 1911
The average Scahill in 1911 was 31.7 years old, 33.7 for men and 29.8 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.
Scahill literacy in 1911
Of the Scahills whose literacy was recorded, 59.6% could both read and write, 5.6% could read but not write, and 34.8% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 63% reading and writing against 56.1% 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.
Scahill common first names
The most common male names were John (22), Patrick, Thomas, Michael and James; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (18), followed by Bridget, Margaret, Catherine and Kate.
Scahill occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Scahills was farmer, 33% of them (66 people). Next came scholar / student (23%), general labourer (3%), farm labourer (2.5%) and herd / dairy worker (1%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 36.5% of all Scahills, followed by general labourers, domestic service and retired & pensioners.
What religion is Scahill?
Scahills were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 100% of them.
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Scahill statistics (1911)
Number: 200
Rank: 2,512
Average Age: 32
Scahillin the USA (2020)
Number: 402
Rank: 55,187
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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