Dinneen family name history and map
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Dinneen in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 753 people named Dinneen in Ireland; roughly one in every 5,800 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 404 men and 348 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Dinneen in Ireland
The Dinneens were heavily concentrated in Cork, home to 67.7% of them (510 people). Next came Kerry (109), Limerick (73), Dublin (23) and Waterford (15).
Dinneen average age in 1911
The average Dinneen in 1911 was 30.4 years old, 29.0 for men and 32.0 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.
Dinneen literacy in 1911
Of the Dinneens whose literacy was recorded, 74.3% could both read and write, 2.8% could read but not write, and 22.8% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 75.8% reading and writing against 72.5% 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.
Dinneen common first names
The most common male names were John (63), Patrick, Michael, Timothy and Thomas. For women it was Mary (75), followed by Margaret, Kate, Hannah and Ellen.
Dinneen occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Dinneens was farmer, 20.8% of them (157 people). Next came scholar / student (20.1%), general labourer (4.9%), farm labourer (3.2%) and retired / pensioner (2.1%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 24.8% of all Dinneens, followed by general labourers, domestic service and retired & pensioners.
What religion is Dinneen?
Dinneens were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 99.6% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (0.1%) and Methodist (0.1%).
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Dinneen statistics (1911)
Number: 753
Rank: 975
Average Age: 30
Dinneen in the USA (2020)
Number: 946
Rank: 27,055
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.