Sorahan family name history and map
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Sorahan in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 60 people named Sorahan in Ireland; roughly one in every 73,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 33 men and 27 women.
Counties with Sorahan in Ireland
Longford was Sorahan country: 36.7% of them (22 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Dublin (14), Cavan (8), Louth (8) and Leitrim (5).
Sorahan average age in 1911
The average Sorahan in 1911 was 29.7 years old, 28.5 for men and 31.1 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.
Sorahan literacy in 1911
Of the Sorahans whose literacy was recorded, 84.5% could both read and write, 5.2% could read but not write, and 10.3% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 93.8% reading and writing against 73.1% 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.
Sorahan common first names
The most common male names were John (5), Patrick, Michael, Thomas and Bernard. For women it was Mary (5), followed by Bridget, Anne, Ellen and Kate.
Sorahan occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Sorahan's census form was "Scholar"; 31.7% (19) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (21.7%), farm labourer (3.3%), blacksmith / smith (1.7%) and general labourer (1.7%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 25% of all Sorahans, followed by metal & engineering, retail & commerce and general labourers.
What religion is Sorahan?
Sorahans were predominantly Roman Catholic (85%). The remainder were mostly Anglican (15%).
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Sorahan statistics (1911)
Number: 60
Rank: 5,177
Average Age: 30
Sorahan in the USA (2020)
Number: 0
Rank: 0
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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