Cheyne family name history and map
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Cheyne in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 53 people named Cheyne in Ireland; roughly one in every 83,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 26 men and 27 women.
Counties with Cheyne in Ireland
The Cheynes were heavily concentrated in Antrim, home to 62.3% of them (33 people). Next came Down (19) and Sligo (1).
Cheyne average age in 1911
The average Cheyne in 1911 was 24.7 years old, 24.8 for men and 24.5 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.
Cheyne literacy in 1911
Of the Cheynes whose literacy was recorded, 82.7% could both read and write, 1.9% could read but not write, and 15.4% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 88% reading and writing against 77.8% 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.
Cheyne common first names
The most common male names were Hugh (3), James, Robert, Samuel and Alexander. For women it was Agnes (4), followed by Margaret, Mary, Elizabeth and Sarah.
Cheyne occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Cheyne's census form was "Scholar"; 18.9% (10) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were carter / driver / groom (5.7%), textile worker (5.7%), baker / confectioner (3.8%) and farmer (3.8%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 5.7% of all Cheynes, followed by textiles & clothing, transport and food & drink.
What religion is Cheyne?
Cheynes were predominantly Presbyterian (84.9%). The remainder were mostly Methodist (7.5%) and Anglican (5.7%).
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Cheyne statistics (1911)
Number: 53
Rank: 5,585
Average Age: 25
Cheyne in the USA (2020)
Number: 901
Rank: 28,202
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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