Kellegher family name history
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Kellegher in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 173 people named Kellegher in Ireland; roughly one in every 25,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 86 men and 87 women.
Counties with Kellegher in Ireland
Cavan was Kellegher country: 41% of them (71 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Leitrim (39), Cork (23), Longford (16) and Waterford (8).
Kellegher average age in 1911
The average Kellegher in 1911 was 34.5 years old, 32.1 for men and 36.9 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.
Kellegher literacy in 1911
Of the Kelleghers whose literacy was recorded, 70.6% could both read and write, 5.3% could read but not write, and 24.1% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 72.9% reading and writing against 68.2% 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.
Kellegher common first names
The most common male names were John (19), Patrick, Thomas, James and Francis. For women it was Mary (16), followed by Bridget, Ellen, Anne and Rose Anne.
Kellegher occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Kelleghers was farmer, 26.6% of them (46 people). Next came scholar / student (14.5%), domestic servant (3.5%), general labourer (3.5%) and dressmaker / milliner (2.3%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 29.5% of all Kelleghers, followed by domestic service, textiles & clothing and general labourers.
What religion is Kellegher?
Kelleghers were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 100% of them.
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Kellegher statistics (1911)
Number: 173
Rank: 2,744
Average Age: 35
Kellegherin the USA (2020)
Number: 0
Rank: 0
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
