Kemmy family name history and map

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Kemmy in 1911 Ireland

The 1911 Census recorded 54 people named Kemmy in Ireland; roughly one in every 81,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more men than women recorded: 30 men to 24 women.

Counties with Kemmy in Ireland

Offaly was Kemmy country: 29.6% of them (16 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Kildare (14), Limerick (11), Galway (10) and Laois (3).
Surname distribution map, 1911 census

Kemmy average age in 1911

The average Kemmy in 1911 was 31.8 years old, 29.8 for men and 34.3 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.

Kemmy literacy in 1911

Of the Kemmys whose literacy was recorded, 78.4% could both read and write, 5.9% could read but not write, and 15.7% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 82.6% reading and writing against 75% 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.

Kemmy common first names

The most common male names were Michael (5), Patrick, John, Joseph and Thomas. For women it was Mary (6), followed by Bridget, Johanna, Sarah and Annie.

Kemmy occupations in 1911

The most common occupation among Kemmys was farm labourer, 11.1% of them (6 people). Next came scholar / student (9.3%), domestic servant (7.4%), mason / bricklayer (7.4%) and agent / manager (1.9%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 13% of all Kemmys, followed by domestic service, building & construction and textiles & clothing.

What religion is Kemmy?

Kemmys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 100% of them.

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Kemmy statistics (1911)

Number: 54
Rank: 5,519
Average Age: 32

Kemmy 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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