Kenning family name history and map
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Kenning in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 58 people named Kenning in Ireland; roughly one in every 76,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 29 men and 29 women.
Counties and map with Kenning in Ireland
Antrim was Kenning country: 29.3% of them (17 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Down (14), Derry (12), Tipperary (5) and Mayo (4).
Kenning average age in 1911
The average Kenning in 1911 was 28.4 years old, 28.1 for men and 28.7 for women; a touch 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.
Kenning literacy in 1911
Of the Kennings whose literacy was recorded, 82.5% could both read and write, 1.8% could read but not write, and 15.8% 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.
Kenning common first names
The most common male names were James (5), Edward, William, Samuel Fleming and William Herbert. For women it was Jane (3), followed by Mary, Sarah, Annie Mary Josphine and Margaret.
Kenning occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Kennings was farmer, 24.1% of them (14 people). Next came scholar / student (19%), clerk / office worker (6.9%), textile worker (6.9%) and shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (5.2%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 24.1% of all Kennings, followed by clerical & administration, textiles & clothing and retail & commerce.
What religion is Kenning?
Most Kennings, 60.3%, were Presbyterian. The remainder were mostly Anglican (17.2%), Roman Catholic (15.5%) and Methodist (6.9%).
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Kenning statistics (1911)
Number: 58
Rank: 5,290
Average Age: 28
Kenning in the USA (2020)
Number: 782
Rank: 31,685
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it may show as zero.
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