Cunniffe family name history and map
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Cunniffe in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 387 people named Cunniffe in Ireland; roughly one in every 11,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more men than women recorded: 214 men to 173 women.
Counties with Cunniffe in Ireland
Galway was Cunniffe country: 42.9% of them (166 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Roscommon (104), Mayo (60), Westmeath (23) and Meath (10).
Cunniffe average age in 1911
The average Cunniffe in 1911 was 31.0 years old, 30.9 for men and 31.2 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.
Cunniffe literacy in 1911
Of the Cunniffes whose literacy was recorded, 76% could both read and write, 2.9% could read but not write, and 21.1% 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.
Cunniffe common first names
The most common male names were John (40), Michael, Patrick, Thomas and James; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (40), followed by Bridget, Catherine, Kate and Margaret.
Cunniffe occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Cunniffes was farmer, 32% of them (124 people). Next came scholar / student (23.5%), farm labourer (1.8%), general labourer (1.6%) and clerk / office worker (1%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 34.1% of all Cunniffes, followed by professional, domestic service and general labourers.
What religion is Cunniffe?
Cunniffes were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 95.9% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (4.1%).
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Cunniffe statistics (1911)
Number: 387
Rank: 1,615
Average Age: 31
Cunniffe in the USA (2020)
Number: 347
Rank: 62,349
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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