Kincaid family name history
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Kincaid in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 169 people named Kincaid in Ireland; roughly one in every 26,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 85 men and 84 women.
Counties with Kincaid in Ireland
Donegal was Kincaid country: 28.4% of them (48 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Derry (36), Westmeath (22), Dublin (18) and Antrim (15).
Kincaid average age in 1911
The average Kincaid in 1911 was 32.3 years old, 28.2 for men and 36.5 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.
Kincaid literacy in 1911
Of the Kincaids whose literacy was recorded, 83.1% could both read and write, 4.2% could read but not write, and 12.7% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 85.4% reading and writing against 81% 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.
Kincaid common first names
The most common male names were James (12), William, David, John and Joseph. For women it was Annie (5), followed by Catherine, Mary, Hannah and Rebecca.
Kincaid occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Kincaid's census form was "Scholar"; 16% (27) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (12.4%), seamstress (5.3%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (4.7%) and farm labourer (3%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 17.2% of all Kincaids, followed by textiles & clothing, retail & commerce and domestic service.
What religion is Kincaid?
The largest religious group among Kincaids was Anglican, at 40.8%. The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (36.1%), Roman Catholic (21.9%), Congregationalist (0.6%) and Methodist (0.6%).
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Kincaid statistics (1911)
Number: 169
Rank: 2,797
Average Age: 32
Kincaidin the USA (2020)
Number: 17,274
Rank: 2,043
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
