Cairnduff family name history and map
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Cairnduff in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 76 people named Cairnduff in Ireland; roughly one in every 58,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 37 men and 39 women.
Counties with Cairnduff in Ireland
The Cairnduffs were heavily concentrated in Down, home to 81.6% of them (62 people). Next came Cork (9) and Antrim (5).
Cairnduff average age in 1911
The average Cairnduff in 1911 was 23.8 years old, 23.3 for men and 24.4 for women; noticeably 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.
Cairnduff literacy in 1911
Of the Cairnduffs whose literacy was recorded, 73.5% could both read and write, 4.4% could read but not write, and 22.1% 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.
Cairnduff common first names
The most common male names were John (11), William, Joseph, Alexander and Robert John. For women it was Lizzie (5), followed by Minnie, Elizabeth, Annie and Jane.
Cairnduff occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Cairnduff's census form was "Scholar"; 13.2% (10) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (6.6%), carpenter / joiner (5.3%), domestic servant (3.9%) and farm labourer (3.9%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 6.6% of all Cairnduffs, followed by building & construction, retail & commerce and domestic service.
What religion is Cairnduff?
Cairnduffs were predominantly Presbyterian (78.9%). The remainder were mostly Anglican (13.2%), Methodist (5.3%) and Non-Conformist (1.3%).
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Cairnduff statistics (1911)
Number: 76
Rank: 4,540
Average Age: 24
Cairnduff 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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