Comyns family name history and map

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Comyns in 1911 Ireland

The 1911 Census recorded just 44 people named Comyns in Ireland: 23 men and 21 women.

Counties with Comyns in Ireland

Most Comynses were found in Clare (25), with smaller numbers in Laois (9), Dublin (5), Galway (3) and Mayo (1).
Surname distribution map, 1911 census

Comyns average age in 1911

The average Comyns in 1911 was 31.5 years old, though with only 44 people recorded, averages like this should be taken loosely.

Comyns literacy in 1911

Of the Comynses whose literacy was recorded, 95.3% could both read and write, 0% could read but not write, and 4.7% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 100% reading and writing against 90.9% of men.

Comyns common first names

Among the Comynses were men named Michael (4), George (3), John (3), James (2) and Patrick (2) and women named Bridget (3), Mary (3), Anne (2), Katie (2) and Annie.

Comyns occupations in 1911

The most common occupation among Comynses was farmer, 25% of them (11 people). Next came scholar / student (13.6%), carpenter / joiner (6.8%), farm labourer (6.8%) and clergy / religious (2.3%).

What religion is Comyns?

Most Comynses, 68.2%, were Roman Catholic. The remainder were mostly Anglican (31.8%).

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Comyns statistics (1911)

Number: 44
Rank: 6,233
Average Age: 32

Comyns in the USA (2020)

Number: 113
Rank: 147,221

Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero. 

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