Kidney family name history and map
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Kidney in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 433 people named Kidney in Ireland; roughly one in every 10,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 211 men and 222 women.
Counties with Kidney in Ireland
The Kidneys were heavily concentrated in Cork, home to 78.1% of them (338 people). Next came Fermanagh (45), Dublin (12), Offaly (9) and Limerick (7).
Kidney average age in 1911
The average Kidney in 1911 was 28.0 years old, 28.9 for men and 27.1 for women; a touch 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.
Kidney literacy in 1911
Of the Kidneys whose literacy was recorded, 76.7% could both read and write, 2.9% could read but not write, and 20.3% 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.
Kidney common first names
The most common male names were John (33), William, Michael, Denis and Daniel. For women it was Mary (38), followed by Ellen, Margaret, Norah and Catherine.
Kidney occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Kidney's census form was "Scholar"; 21.7% (94) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (9%), general labourer (6.5%), farm labourer (3.2%) and textile worker (2.8%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 12.5% of all Kidneys, followed by general labourers, domestic service and textiles & clothing.
What religion is Kidney?
Kidneys were predominantly Roman Catholic (85.2%). The remainder were mostly Anglican (10.2%) and Methodist (4.4%).
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Kidney statistics (1911)
Number: 433
Rank: 1,487
Average Age: 28
Kidney in the USA (2020)
Number: 1,100
Rank: 23,772
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
