Kearon family name history and map
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Kearon in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 205 people named Kearon in Ireland; roughly one in every 21,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more women than men recorded: 114 women to 89 men. (A small number, 2, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Kearon in Ireland
The Kearons were heavily concentrated in Wicklow, home to 75.6% of them (155 people). Next came Dublin (25), Cork (9), Wexford (8) and Down (6).
Kearon average age in 1911
The average Kearon in 1911 was 26.9 years old, 25.9 for men and 27.7 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.
Kearon literacy in 1911
Of the Kearons whose literacy was recorded, 82.4% could both read and write, 1.6% could read but not write, and 16.1% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 84.7% reading and writing against 79.3% of men. 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.
Kearon common first names
The most common male names were William (8), James, Edward, John and Robert. For women it was Mary (7), followed by Elizabeth, Jane, Sarah and Margaret.
Kearon occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Kearon's census form was "Scholar"; 17.1% (35) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were sailor / dock worker (5.4%), fisherman (2%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (1.5%) and agent / manager (1%). Grouped by sector, transport accounted for 5.4% of all Kearons, followed by domestic service, retail & commerce and fishing.
What religion is Kearon?
Most Kearons, 64.9%, were Anglican. The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (31.2%) and Plymouth Brethren (0.5%).
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Kearon statistics (1911)
Number: 205
Rank: 2,468
Average Age: 27
Kearon 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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