Chamney family name history and map
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Chamney in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 70 people named Chamney in Ireland; roughly one in every 63,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 35 men and 35 women.
Counties with Chamney in Ireland
Wicklow was Chamney country: 42.9% of them (30 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Dublin (19), Kildare (9), Limerick (4) and Down (2).
Chamney average age in 1911
The average Chamney in 1911 was 29.0 years old, 25.9 for men and 32.1 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.
Chamney literacy in 1911
Of the Chamneys whose literacy was recorded, 92.4% could both read and write, 0% could read but not write, and 7.6% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 96.9% reading and writing against 88.2% 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.
Chamney common first names
The most common male names were Joseph (4), John, Thomas, Christopher and Henry. For women it was Elizabeth (4), followed by Mary, Martha, Ada and Alice M.
Chamney occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Chamney's census form was "Scholar"; 15.7% (11) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (10%), clerk / office worker (4.3%), other professional (4.3%) and agent / manager (2.9%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 12.9% of all Chamneys, followed by domestic service, clerical & administration and professional.
What religion is Chamney?
Chamneys were overwhelmingly Anglican, 97.1% of them. The remainder were mostly Methodist (1.4%) and Roman Catholic (1.4%).
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Chamney statistics (1911)
Number: 70
Rank: 4,760
Average Age: 29
Chamney in the USA (2020)
Number: 0
Rank: 0
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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