Cunning family name history
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Cunning in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 158 people named Cunning in Ireland; roughly one in every 28,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 73 men and 85 women.
Counties with Cunning in Ireland
The Cunnings were heavily concentrated in Antrim, home to 56.3% of them (89 people). Next came Derry (48), Meath (7), Cork (3) and Donegal (3).
Cunning average age in 1911
The average Cunning in 1911 was 33.0 years old, 34.8 for men and 31.4 for women; slightly older 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.
Cunning literacy in 1911
Of the Cunnings whose literacy was recorded, 79.3% could both read and write, 5.5% could read but not write, and 15.2% 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.
Cunning common first names
The most common male names were John (15), James, Patrick, Daniel and Thomas. For women it was Mary (14), followed by Ellen, Margaret, Jane and Rose.
Cunning occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Cunning's census form was "Scholar"; 13.9% (22) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (13.3%), textile worker (6.3%), domestic servant (5.7%) and farm labourer (4.4%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 19% of all Cunnings, followed by textiles & clothing, domestic service and general labourers.
What religion is Cunning?
Most Cunnings, 65.8%, were Roman Catholic. The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (16.5%), Anglican (9.5%) and Plymouth Brethren (0.6%).
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Cunning statistics (1911)
Number: 158
Rank: 2,908
Average Age: 33
Cunningin the USA (2020)
Number: 872
Rank: 28,982
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
