Keenaghan family name history and map
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Keenaghan in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 71 people named Keenaghan in Ireland; roughly one in every 62,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 34 men and 37 women.
Counties with Keenaghan in Ireland
Mayo was Keenaghan country: 49.3% of them (35 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Offaly (14), Donegal (10), Fermanagh (4) and Galway (4).
Keenaghan average age in 1911
The average Keenaghan in 1911 was 33.8 years old, 38.8 for men and 29.2 for women; noticeably older 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.
Keenaghan literacy in 1911
Of the Keenaghans whose literacy was recorded, 67.6% could both read and write, 4.2% could read but not write, and 28.2% 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.
Keenaghan common first names
The most common male names were Michael (7), John, Martin, Owen and Denis. For women it was Mary (8), followed by Annie, Bridget, Jane and Maggie.
Keenaghan occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Keenaghans was farmer, 21.1% of them (15 people). Next came scholar / student (21.1%), farm labourer (9.9%), domestic servant (7%) and general labourer (1.4%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 31% of all Keenaghans, followed by domestic service, general labourers and professional.
What religion is Keenaghan?
Keenaghans were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 98.6% of them. The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (1.4%).
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Keenaghan statistics (1911)
Number: 71
Rank: 4,725
Average Age: 34
Keenaghan in the USA (2020)
Number: 0
Rank: 0
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.