Kilkenny family name history and map
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Kilkenny in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 521 people named Kilkenny in Ireland; roughly one in every 8,400 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 261 men and 260 women.
Counties with Kilkenny in Ireland
Leitrim was Kilkenny country: 31.9% of them (166 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Mayo (113), Galway (91), Roscommon (66) and Dublin (21).
Kilkenny average age in 1911
The average Kilkenny in 1911 was 30.8 years old, 31.5 for men and 30.0 for women; almost exactly in line with 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.
Kilkenny literacy in 1911
Of the Kilkennys whose literacy was recorded, 75.6% could both read and write, 3.7% could read but not write, and 20.7% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 79% reading and writing against 72.2% 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.
Kilkenny common first names
The most common male names were John (41), Thomas, Patrick, James and Michael; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (38), followed by Bridget, Ellen, Margaret and Catherine.
Kilkenny occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Kilkennys was farmer, 27.8% of them (145 people). Next came scholar / student (22.8%), domestic servant (1.9%), farm labourer (1.9%) and mason / bricklayer (1.5%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 30.1% of all Kilkennys, followed by building & construction, domestic service and retired & pensioners.
What religion is Kilkenny?
Kilkennys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 99.6% of them.
Kilkenny statistics (1911)
Number: 521
Rank: 1,309
Average Age: 31
Kilkenny in the USA (2020)
Number: 1,280
Rank: 20,896
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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