Guiney family name history and map
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Guiney in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 401 people named Guiney in Ireland; roughly one in every 11,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more men than women recorded: 224 men to 177 women.
Counties with Guiney in Ireland
Cork was Guiney country: 40.9% of them (164 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Kerry (73), Down (55), Limerick (48) and Antrim (44).
Guiney average age in 1911
The average Guiney in 1911 was 30.6 years old, 29.8 for men and 31.5 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.
Guiney literacy in 1911
Of the Guineys whose literacy was recorded, 81.9% could both read and write, 3% could read but not write, and 15.1% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 84.2% reading and writing against 80.1% 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.
Guiney common first names
The most common male names were John (34), Patrick, Timothy, Denis and James. For women it was Mary (25), followed by Ellen, Annie, Margaret and Bridget; matching the national top five exactly.
Guiney occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Guiney's census form was "Scholar"; 21.9% (88) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (18.5%), general labourer (7.2%), farm labourer (6.5%) and domestic servant (3.7%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 24.9% of all Guineys, followed by general labourers, textiles & clothing and domestic service.
What religion is Guiney?
Guineys were predominantly Roman Catholic (80.8%). The remainder were mostly Anglican (10%), Methodist (3.2%), Presbyterian (3%) and Unitarian (3%).
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Guiney statistics (1911)
Number: 401
Rank: 1,576
Average Age: 31
Guiney in the USA (2020)
Number: 836
Rank: 30,002
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.