Kilbane family name history and map
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Kilbane in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 378 people named Kilbane in Ireland; roughly one in every 12,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 187 men and 191 women.
Counties with Kilbane in Ireland
The Kilbanes were heavily concentrated in Mayo, home to 99.2% of them (375 people). Next came Roscommon (3).
Kilbane average age in 1911
The average Kilbane in 1911 was 23.0 years old, 20.6 for men and 25.4 for women; noticeably younger 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.
Kilbane literacy in 1911
Of the Kilbanes whose literacy was recorded, 51.6% could both read and write, 3.2% could read but not write, and 45.2% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 61.6% reading and writing against 41.8% 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.
Kilbane common first names
The most common male names were Michael (42), John, James, Pat and Martin. For women it was Mary (50), followed by Bridget, Catherine, Anne and Maggie.
Kilbane occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Kilbane's census form was "Scholar"; 29.6% (112) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (28.8%), farm labourer (0.5%), post office worker (0.5%) and domestic servant (0.3%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 29.4% of all Kilbanes, followed by public service & defence, domestic service and general labourers.
What religion is Kilbane?
Kilbanes were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 99.5% of them.
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Kilbane statistics (1911)
Number: 378
Rank: 1,638
Average Age: 23
Kilbane in the USA (2020)
Number: 990
Rank: 26,016
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.