Kiniry family name history and map
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Kiniry in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 56 people named Kiniry in Ireland; roughly one in every 78,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more men than women recorded: 33 men to 23 women.
Counties with Kiniry in Ireland
The Kinirys were heavily concentrated in Cork, home to 87.5% of them (49 people). Next came Clare (4) and Waterford (3).
Kiniry average age in 1911
The average Kiniry in 1911 was 35.7 years old, 31.3 for men and 41.9 for women; noticeably 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.
Kiniry literacy in 1911
Of the Kinirys whose literacy was recorded, 74% could both read and write, 2% could read but not write, and 24% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 82.1% reading and writing against 63.6% 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.
Kiniry common first names
The most common male names were John (7), Michael, Patrick, James and Thomas; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Kate (4), followed by Mary, Maggie, Ellen and Margaret.
Kiniry occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Kiniry's census form was "Scholar"; 16.1% (9) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farm labourer (10.7%), general labourer (10.7%), farmer (8.9%) and shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (5.4%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 19.6% of all Kinirys, followed by general labourers, transport and retail & commerce.
What religion is Kiniry?
Kinirys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 94.6% of them.
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Kiniry statistics (1911)
Number: 56
Rank: 5,405
Average Age: 36
Kiniryin the USA (2020)
Number: 390
Rank: 56,551
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
