Cunniam family name history
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Cunniam in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 110 people named Cunniam in Ireland; roughly one in every 40,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more women than men recorded: 61 women to 49 men.
Counties with Cunniam in Ireland
The Cunniams were heavily concentrated in Dublin, home to 51.8% of them (57 people). Next came Wicklow (44), Galway (6), Laois (2) and Wexford (1).
Cunniam average age in 1911
The average Cunniam in 1911 was 31.3 years old, 29.6 for men and 32.7 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.
Cunniam literacy in 1911
Of the Cunniams whose literacy was recorded, 85.5% could both read and write, 0.9% could read but not write, and 13.6% 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.
Cunniam common first names
The most common male names were John (9), Andrew, Thomas, William and Michael. For women it was Mary (7), followed by Anne, Bridget, Catherine and Margaret.
Cunniam occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Cunniam's census form was "Scholar"; 21.8% (24) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (7.3%), dressmaker / milliner (6.4%), other maker / factory worker (3.6%) and shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (3.6%). Grouped by sector, textiles & clothing accounted for 9.1% of all Cunniams, followed by agriculture, retail & commerce and manufacturing & trades.
What religion is Cunniam?
Cunniams were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 100% of them.
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Cunniam statistics (1911)
Number: 110
Rank: 3,640
Average Age: 31
Cunniamin the USA (2020)
Number: 0
Rank: 0
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
