Cagney family name history and map
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Cagney in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 210 people named Cagney in Ireland; roughly one in every 21,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 102 men and 108 women.
Counties with Cagney in Ireland
Limerick was Cagney country: 46.7% of them (98 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Cork (72), Dublin (18), Tipperary (13) and Donegal (3).
Cagney average age in 1911
The average Cagney in 1911 was 30.2 years old, 31.5 for men and 28.9 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.
Cagney literacy in 1911
Of the Cagneys whose literacy was recorded, 84.5% could both read and write, 0.5% could read but not write, and 15% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 89.8% reading and writing against 79.6% of 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.
Cagney common first names
The most common male names were Michael (17), John, Patrick, Cornelius and Daniel. For women it was Mary (16), followed by Margaret, Ellen, Hannah and Bridget.
Cagney occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Cagneys was farmer, 21.9% of them (46 people). Next came scholar / student (20.5%), clergy / religious (2.9%), general labourer (2.9%) and shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (2.4%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 24.3% of all Cagneys, followed by professional, general labourers and retail & commerce.
What religion is Cagney?
Cagneys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 99.5% of them.
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Cagney statistics (1911)
Number: 210
Rank: 2,423
Average Age: 30
Cagney in the USA (2020)
Number: 641
Rank: 37,363
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
