Kays family name history and map

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Kays in 1911 Ireland

The 1911 Census recorded just 22 people named Kays in Ireland: 10 men and 12 women.

Counties with Kays in Ireland

Most Kayses were found in Kildare (6), with smaller numbers in Cork (4), Dublin (4), Laois (3) and Antrim (2).
Surname distribution map, 1911 census

Kays average age in 1911

The average Kays in 1911 was 32.7 years old, though with only 22 people recorded, averages like this should be taken loosely.

Kays literacy in 1911

Of the Kayses whose literacy was recorded, 76.2% could both read and write, 0% could read but not write, and 23.8% could do neither.

Kays common first names

Among the Kayses were men named Horace (2), John (2), Abraham, Dan and James and women named Mary (3), Jane (2), Anne, Ava and Elizabeth.

Kays occupations in 1911

Occupations were only recorded for a small share of Kayses. Among them were 4 recorded as domestic servant, 3 recorded as general labourer, 1 recorded as farm labourer, 1 recorded as porter / messenger and 1 at school.

What religion is Kays?

Most Kayses, 63.6%, were Roman Catholic. The remainder were mostly Anglican (18.2%) and Presbyterian (18.2%).

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Kays statistics (1911)

Number: 22
Rank: 9,046
Average Age: 33

Kaysin the USA (2020)

Number: 2,634
Rank: 11,441

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

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