Kennan family name history and map
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Kennan in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 87 people named Kennan in Ireland; roughly one in every 50,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more men than women recorded: 50 men to 37 women.
Counties with Kennan in Ireland
Dublin was Kennan country: 37.9% of them (33 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Monaghan (13), Down (11), Armagh (6) and Longford (6).
Kennan average age in 1911
The average Kennan in 1911 was 25.7 years old, 22.5 for men and 30.1 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.
Kennan literacy in 1911
Of the Kennans whose literacy was recorded, 69% could both read and write, 4.6% could read but not write, and 26.4% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 73% reading and writing against 66% 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.
Kennan common first names
The most common male names were Thomas (6), Francis, Laurence, Michael and Peter. For women it was Mary (6), followed by Bridget, Rose, Anne and Annie.
Kennan occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Kennan's census form was "Scholar"; 24.1% (21) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (4.6%), dressmaker / milliner (3.4%), general labourer (3.4%) and shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (3.4%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 6.9% of all Kennans, followed by textiles & clothing, domestic service and retail & commerce.
What religion is Kennan?
Kennans were predominantly Roman Catholic (72.4%). The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (11.5%), Anglican (6.9%), Plymouth Brethren (4.6%) and Non-Conformist (2.3%).
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Kennan statistics (1911)
Number: 87
Rank: 4,204
Average Age: 26
Kennanin the USA (2020)
Number: 476
Rank: 47,959
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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