Scollan family name history
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Scollan in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 122 people named Scollan in Ireland; roughly one in every 36,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 60 men and 62 women.
Counties with Scollan in Ireland
Fermanagh was Scollan country: 48.4% of them (59 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Leitrim (39), Donegal (8), Cavan (7) and Derry (2).
Scollan average age in 1911
The average Scollan in 1911 was 33.7 years old, 35.1 for men and 32.4 for women; noticeably 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.
Scollan literacy in 1911
Of the Scollans whose literacy was recorded, 71.3% could both read and write, 4.9% could read but not write, and 23.8% 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.
Scollan common first names
The most common male names were Patrick (11), Thomas, John, Hugh and James. For women it was Mary (9), followed by Bridget, Lizzie, Mary Anne and Rose.
Scollan occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Scollans was farmer, 28.7% of them (35 people). Next came scholar / student (13.9%), farm labourer (4.1%), domestic servant (3.3%) and shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (2.5%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 32.8% of all Scollans, followed by domestic service, retail & commerce and manufacturing & trades.
What religion is Scollan?
Scollans were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 91% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (8.2%) and Presbyterian (0.8%).
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Scollan statistics (1911)
Number: 122
Rank: 3,419
Average Age: 34
Scollanin the USA (2020)
Number: 203
Rank: 96,193
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
