Stynes family name history
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Stynes in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 142 people named Stynes in Ireland; roughly one in every 31,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 73 men and 69 women.
Counties with Stynes in Ireland
The Styneses were heavily concentrated in Dublin, home to 52.8% of them (75 people). Next came Kildare (31), Carlow (10), Laois (8) and Wicklow (7).
Stynes average age in 1911
The average Stynes in 1911 was 25.7 years old, 26.3 for men and 25.1 for women; noticeably 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.
Stynes literacy in 1911
Of the Styneses whose literacy was recorded, 80.3% could both read and write, 2.2% could read but not write, and 17.5% 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.
Stynes common first names
The most common male names were Patrick (12), John, Michael, James and William. For women it was Mary (11), followed by Annie, Margaret, Bridget and Catherine.
Stynes occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Stynes's census form was "Scholar"; 23.9% (34) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were general labourer (14.1%), farmer (4.9%), domestic servant (1.4%) and farm labourer (1.4%). Grouped by sector, general labourers accounted for 14.1% of all Styneses, followed by agriculture, domestic service and retail & commerce.
What religion is Stynes?
Styneses were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 100% of them.
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Stynes statistics (1911)
142 in Ireland
3,103 most common surname in Ireland
26 average age
Stynesin the USA (2020)
138 in USA (2020)
129,045 rank in USA (2020)
