Solan family name history
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Solan in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 162 people named Solan in Ireland; roughly one in every 27,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 86 men and 76 women.
Counties with Solan in Ireland
The Solans were heavily concentrated in Mayo, home to 61.1% of them (99 people). Next came Roscommon (22), Galway (15), Donegal (13) and Dublin (12).
Solan average age in 1911
The average Solan in 1911 was 31.6 years old, 31.7 for men and 31.5 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.
Solan literacy in 1911
Of the Solans whose literacy was recorded, 74.8% could both read and write, 5% could read but not write, and 20.1% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 77% reading and writing against 72.9% 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.
Solan common first names
The most common male names were Thomas (14), John, Michael, Patrick and Anthony. For women it was Mary (16), followed by Annie, Anne, Bridget and Catherine.
Solan occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Solan's census form was "Scholar"; 27.2% (44) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (21.6%), general labourer (2.5%), farm labourer (1.9%) and no occupation / dependent (1.9%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 24.1% of all Solans, followed by building & construction, general labourers and domestic service.
What religion is Solan?
Solans were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 100% of them.
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Solan statistics (1911)
162 in Ireland
2,861 most common surname in Ireland
32 average age
Solanin the USA (2020)
920 in USA (2020)
27,730 rank in USA (2020)
