Kenneally family name history and map
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Kenneally in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 697 people named Kenneally in Ireland; roughly one in every 6,300 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 366 men and 331 women.
Counties with Kenneally in Ireland
The Kenneallys were heavily concentrated in Cork, home to 53.4% of them (372 people). Next came Tipperary (94), Waterford (67), Limerick (54) and Clare (51).
Kenneally average age in 1911
The average Kenneally in 1911 was 29.1 years old, 28.6 for men and 29.6 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.
Kenneally literacy in 1911
Of the Kenneallys whose literacy was recorded, 73.5% could both read and write, 4.4% could read but not write, and 22.1% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 75.6% reading and writing against 71.2% 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.
Kenneally common first names
The most common male names were John (55), Patrick, Michael, James and William. For women it was Mary (59), followed by Margaret, Ellen, Bridget and Julia.
Kenneally occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Kenneally's census form was "Scholar"; 21.7% (151) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (16.4%), general labourer (6.2%), farm labourer (5%) and domestic servant (3.4%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 22% of all Kenneallys, followed by general labourers, domestic service and textiles & clothing.
What religion is Kenneally?
Kenneallys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 99.1% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (0.1%).
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Kenneally statistics (1911)
Number: 697
Rank: 1,036
Average Age: 29
Kenneally in the USA (2020)
Number: 1,299
Rank: 20,645
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.