Cunniff family name history and map
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Cunniff in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 177 people named Cunniff in Ireland; roughly one in every 25,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 96 men and 81 women.
Counties with Cunniff in Ireland
Galway was Cunniff country: 41.8% of them (74 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Roscommon (53), Mayo (40), Kerry (5) and Leitrim (5).
Cunniff average age in 1911
The average Cunniff in 1911 was 27.8 years old, 27.7 for men and 27.9 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.
Cunniff literacy in 1911
Of the Cunniffs whose literacy was recorded, 74.9% could both read and write, 1.1% could read but not write, and 24% could do neither. The figures were much the same for men and 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.
Cunniff common first names
The most common male names were Patrick (17), John, Thomas, James and Michael; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (19), followed by Bridget, Margaret, Annie and Katie.
Cunniff occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Cunniffs was farmer, 28.2% of them (50 people). Next came scholar / student (22%), butcher (2.3%), general labourer (2.3%) and domestic servant (1.7%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 30.5% of all Cunniffs, followed by food & drink, general labourers and retail & commerce.
What religion is Cunniff?
Cunniffs were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 100% of them.
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Cunniff statistics (1911)
Number: 177
Rank: 2,707
Average Age: 28
Cunniffin the USA (2020)
Number: 1,236
Rank: 21,548
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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