Ginnelly family name history and map
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Ginnelly in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 233 people named Ginnelly in Ireland; roughly one in every 19,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 121 men and 112 women.
Counties with Ginnelly in Ireland
The Ginnellys were heavily concentrated in Mayo, home to 97.9% of them (228 people). Next came Dublin (2), Galway (2) and Kildare (1).
Ginnelly average age in 1911
The average Ginnelly in 1911 was 25.9 years old, 23.8 for men and 28.2 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.
Ginnelly literacy in 1911
Of the Ginnellys whose literacy was recorded, 52.5% could both read and write, 3.1% could read but not write, and 44.4% 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.
Ginnelly common first names
The most common male names were John (24), Michael, Patrick, Edward and Thomas. For women it was Mary (31), followed by Bridget, Catherine, Ellen and Anne.
Ginnelly occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Ginnellys was farmer, 27.9% of them (65 people). Next came scholar / student (18%), farm labourer (2.6%), domestic servant (0.9%) and retired / pensioner (0.9%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 30.5% of all Ginnellys, followed by domestic service, retired & pensioners and building & construction.
What religion is Ginnelly?
Ginnellys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 97% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (2.6%).
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Ginnelly statistics (1911)
Number: 233
Rank: 2,287
Average Age: 26
Ginnelly in the USA (2020)
Number: 0
Rank: 0
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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