Kildea family name history
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Kildea in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 168 people named Kildea in Ireland; roughly one in every 26,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 92 men and 76 women.
Counties with Kildea in Ireland
Donegal was Kildea country: 26.2% of them (44 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Galway (31), Roscommon (25), Clare (20) and Down (13).
Kildea average age in 1911
The average Kildea in 1911 was 29.8 years old, 28.2 for men and 31.8 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.
Kildea literacy in 1911
Of the Kildeas whose literacy was recorded, 63.3% could both read and write, 4.8% could read but not write, and 31.9% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 68.9% reading and writing against 58.7% 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.
Kildea common first names
The most common male names were John (12), Michael, Patrick, James and Martin. For women it was Mary (19), followed by Bridget, Annie, Elizabeth and Margaret.
Kildea occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Kildeas was farmer, 20.2% of them (34 people). Next came scholar / student (20.2%), farm labourer (3.6%), general labourer (3%) and retired / pensioner (2.4%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 24.4% of all Kildeas, followed by domestic service, general labourers and retired & pensioners.
What religion is Kildea?
Kildeas were predominantly Roman Catholic (89.3%). The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (10.7%).
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Kildea statistics (1911)
168 in Ireland
2,809 most common surname in Ireland
30 average age
Kildeain the USA (2020)
224 in USA (2020)
88,925 rank in USA (2020)
