Kearney family name history and map
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Kearney in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 5,698 people named Kearney in Ireland, about 0.13% of everyone living in the country at the time and the 131st most common surname overall. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 2,818 men and 2,869 women. (A small number, 11, had no sex recorded.)
Counties and map with Kearney in Ireland
Dublin had the largest share of Kearneys, 12.6% (719 people). Next came Cork (624), Antrim (330), Down (300) and Donegal (275).
Kearney average age in 1911
The average Kearney in 1911 was 30.4 years old, 30.4 for men and 30.4 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.
Kearney literacy in 1911
Of the Kearneys whose literacy was recorded, 77.6% could both read and write, 3.9% could read but not write, and 18.4% 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.
Kearney common first names
The most common male names were John (433), Patrick, James, Michael and Thomas; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (448), followed by Bridget, Margaret, Ellen and Catherine.
Kearney occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Kearney's census form was "Scholar"; 19.5% (1,113) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (14.5%), general labourer (4.8%), farm labourer (3.9%) and domestic servant (2.8%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 19.3% of all Kearneys, followed by general labourers, domestic service and textiles & clothing.
What religion is Kearney?
Kearneys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 95.3% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (3.2%), Presbyterian (0.6%) and Methodist (0.2%).
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Kearney statistics (1911)
Number: 5,698
Rank: 131
Average Age: 30
Kearney in the USA (2020)
Number: 19,464
Rank: 1,805
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it may show as zero.
