Kyne family name history and map
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Kyne in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 376 people named Kyne in Ireland; roughly one in every 12,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 183 men and 193 women.
Counties with Kyne in Ireland
The Kynes were heavily concentrated in Galway, home to 94.4% of them (355 people). Next came Longford (7), Mayo (7), Cork (2) and Limerick (2).
Kyne average age in 1911
The average Kyne in 1911 was 27.4 years old, 25.9 for men and 28.8 for women; a touch 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.
Kyne literacy in 1911
Of the Kynes whose literacy was recorded, 78.1% could both read and write, 1.6% could read but not write, and 20.3% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 79.4% reading and writing against 76.8% 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.
Kyne common first names
The most common male names were John (28), Michael, Patrick, Thomas and Martin. For women it was Mary (33), followed by Bridget, Kate, Margaret and Ellen.
Kyne occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Kyne's census form was "Scholar"; 26.1% (98) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (25.5%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (3.2%), domestic servant (2.7%) and farm labourer (2.1%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 27.7% of all Kynes, followed by domestic service, retail & commerce and building & construction.
What religion is Kyne?
Kynes were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 100% of them.
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Kyne statistics (1911)
Number: 376
Rank: 1,644
Average Age: 27
Kyne in the USA (2020)
Number: 633
Rank: 37,769
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.