Cunneen family name history
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Cunneen in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 155 people named Cunneen in Ireland; roughly one in every 28,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 78 men and 77 women.
Counties with Cunneen in Ireland
Limerick was Cunneen country: 40% of them (62 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Clare (54), Cork (20), Tipperary (11) and Westmeath (7).
Cunneen average age in 1911
The average Cunneen in 1911 was 32.1 years old, 32.2 for men and 32.0 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.
Cunneen literacy in 1911
Of the Cunneens whose literacy was recorded, 72.2% could both read and write, 7.3% could read but not write, and 20.5% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 77.3% reading and writing against 67.1% 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.
Cunneen common first names
The most common male names were Michael (15), John, Patrick, James and Thomas; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (18), followed by Margaret, Bridget, Catherine and Ellen.
Cunneen occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Cunneens was farmer, 15.5% of them (24 people). Next came scholar / student (14.2%), farm labourer (6.5%), general labourer (6.5%) and domestic servant (3.2%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 24.5% of all Cunneens, followed by general labourers, domestic service and textiles & clothing.
What religion is Cunneen?
Cunneens were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 97.4% of them.
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Cunneen statistics (1911)
Number: 155
Rank: 2,945
Average Age: 32
Cunneenin the USA (2020)
Number: 428
Rank: 52,367
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
