Kennelly family name history and map
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Kennelly in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 628 people named Kennelly in Ireland; roughly one in every 7,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 312 men and 316 women.
Counties with Kennelly in Ireland
The Kennellys were heavily concentrated in Kerry, home to 52.5% of them (330 people). Next came Limerick (125), Clare (83), Cork (41) and Tipperary (13).
Kennelly average age in 1911
The average Kennelly in 1911 was 32.6 years old, 32.2 for men and 32.9 for women; slightly 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.
Kennelly literacy in 1911
Of the Kennellys whose literacy was recorded, 77.7% could both read and write, 3% could read but not write, and 19.3% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 79.3% reading and writing against 76.1% of 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.
Kennelly common first names
The most common male names were John (42), Patrick, Michael, James and Martin. For women it was Mary (68), followed by Bridget, Margaret, Catherine and Ellen.
Kennelly occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Kennellys was farmer, 19.4% of them (122 people). Next came scholar / student (18%), general labourer (7.3%), farm labourer (5.3%) and domestic servant (3.2%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 25% of all Kennellys, followed by general labourers, domestic service and retail & commerce.
What religion is Kennelly?
Kennellys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 98.9% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (0.8%) and Presbyterian (0.2%).
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Kennelly statistics (1911)
Number: 628
Rank: 1,121
Average Age: 33
Kennelly in the USA (2020)
Number: 2,428
Rank: 12,232
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
