Skehan family name history and map
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Skehan in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 300 people named Skehan in Ireland; roughly one in every 15,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 156 men and 144 women.
Counties with Skehan in Ireland
Tipperary was Skehan country: 29% of them (87 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Kilkenny (56), Clare (52), Limerick (44) and Waterford (30).
Skehan average age in 1911
The average Skehan in 1911 was 34.4 years old, 34.7 for men and 34.0 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.
Skehan literacy in 1911
Of the Skehans whose literacy was recorded, 81.3% could both read and write, 3.8% could read but not write, and 14.9% 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.
Skehan common first names
The most common male names were John (30), James, Patrick, Michael and Thomas; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (44), followed by Bridget, Margaret, Ellen and Catherine.
Skehan occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Skehans was farmer, 25% of them (75 people). Next came scholar / student (13%), farm labourer (6%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (3%) and general labourer (2.7%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 31.3% of all Skehans, followed by retail & commerce, general labourers and domestic service.
What religion is Skehan?
Skehans were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 100% of them.
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Skehan statistics (1911)
Number: 300
Rank: 1,914
Average Age: 34
Skehan in the USA (2020)
Number: 608
Rank: 39,103
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
