Catney family name history and map
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Catney in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 80 people named Catney in Ireland; roughly one in every 55,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more men than women recorded: 48 men to 32 women.
Counties with Catney in Ireland
The Catneys were heavily concentrated in Down, home to 65% of them (52 people). Next came Antrim (20) and Armagh (8).
Catney average age in 1911
The average Catney in 1911 was 29.2 years old, 29.2 for men and 29.1 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.
Catney literacy in 1911
Of the Catneys whose literacy was recorded, 87.5% could both read and write, 1.2% could read but not write, and 11.2% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 91.7% reading and writing against 81.2% 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.
Catney common first names
The most common male names were James (8), John, Bernard, Felix and Joseph. For women it was Elizabeth (2), followed by Ellen, Helena, Mary Jane and Sarah Jane.
Catney occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Catney's census form was "Scholar"; 25% (20) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were textile worker (15%), farm labourer (8.8%), farmer (5%) and general labourer (3.8%). Grouped by sector, textiles & clothing accounted for 17.5% of all Catneys, followed by agriculture, metal & engineering and general labourers.
What religion is Catney?
Catneys were predominantly Roman Catholic (76.2%). The remainder were mostly Moravian (12.5%), Anglican (7.5%) and Methodist (3.8%).
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Catney statistics (1911)
Number: 80
Rank: 4,404
Average Age: 29
Catney 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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