Kilcoyne family name history and map
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Kilcoyne in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 561 people named Kilcoyne in Ireland; roughly one in every 7,800 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 289 men and 272 women.
Counties with Kilcoyne in Ireland
The Kilcoynes were heavily concentrated in Mayo, home to 62% of them (348 people). Next came Sligo (172), Galway (13), Kilkenny (8) and Wicklow (6).
Kilcoyne average age in 1911
The average Kilcoyne in 1911 was 28.8 years old, 28.5 for men and 29.1 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.
Kilcoyne literacy in 1911
Of the Kilcoynes whose literacy was recorded, 61.5% could both read and write, 4.8% could read but not write, and 33.7% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 65.8% reading and writing against 57.1% 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.
Kilcoyne common first names
The most common male names were John (46), Thomas, Patrick, Michael and James; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (55), followed by Bridget, Anne, Catherine and Kate.
Kilcoyne occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Kilcoynes was farmer, 28.3% of them (159 people). Next came scholar / student (22.3%), domestic servant (2.3%), farm labourer (2%) and shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (1.1%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 30.7% of all Kilcoynes, followed by domestic service, retail & commerce and textiles & clothing.
What religion is Kilcoyne?
Kilcoynes were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 93.6% of them.
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Kilcoyne statistics (1911)
Number: 561
Rank: 1,236
Average Age: 29
Kilcoyne in the USA (2020)
Number: 1,305
Rank: 20,561
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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