Cooney family name history and map
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Cooney in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 3,518 people named Cooney in Ireland, about 0.08% of everyone living in the country at the time and the 254th most common surname overall. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 1,770 men and 1,746 women. (A small number, 2, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Cooney in Ireland
Cavan had the largest share of Cooneys, 10.3% (361 people). Next came Dublin (357), Mayo (322), Cork (272) and Tipperary (263).
Cooney average age in 1911
The average Cooney in 1911 was 29.7 years old, 29.8 for men and 29.7 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.
Cooney literacy in 1911
Of the Cooneys whose literacy was recorded, 77.2% could both read and write, 3.4% could read but not write, and 19.4% 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.
Cooney common first names
The most common male names were John (243), Patrick, James, Michael and Thomas; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (311), followed by Bridget, Margaret, Catherine and Ellen.
Cooney occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Cooney's census form was "Scholar"; 21% (739) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (18.2%), farm labourer (4.3%), general labourer (4.2%) and domestic servant (2.7%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 23.1% of all Cooneys, followed by general labourers, domestic service and textiles & clothing.
What religion is Cooney?
Cooneys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 96.9% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (2.4%), Methodist (0.1%) and Presbyterian (0.1%).
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Cooney statistics (1911)
Number: 3,518
Rank: 254
Average Age: 30
Cooney in the USA (2020)
Number: 11,995
Rank: 2,935
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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