Kehoe family name history and map
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Kehoe in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 2,570 people named Kehoe in Ireland, about 0.059% of everyone living in the country at the time and the 344th most common surname overall. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 1,291 men and 1,275 women. (A small number, 4, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Kehoe in Ireland
The Kehoes were heavily concentrated in Wexford, home to 55.9% of them (1,436 people). Next came Carlow (309), Dublin (215), Wicklow (210) and Kilkenny (93).
Kehoe average age in 1911
The average Kehoe in 1911 was 30.9 years old, 30.3 for men and 31.6 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.
Kehoe literacy in 1911
Of the Kehoes whose literacy was recorded, 80.2% could both read and write, 3.3% could read but not write, and 16.3% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 81.6% reading and writing against 79% 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.
Kehoe common first names
The most common male names were John (210), Patrick, James, Thomas and Michael; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (224), followed by Bridget, Ellen, Margaret and Catherine.
Kehoe occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Kehoe's census form was "Scholar"; 17.9% (461) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (15.4%), farm labourer (6.9%), general labourer (5%) and domestic servant (3.9%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 22.7% of all Kehoes, followed by domestic service, general labourers and retail & commerce.
What religion is Kehoe?
Kehoes were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 99.5% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (0.2%).
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Kehoe statistics (1911)
Number: 2,570
Rank: 344
Average Age: 31
Kehoe in the USA (2020)
Number: 7,467
Rank: 4,610
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
