Kinney family name history and map
No data was found
No data was found
Kinney in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 237 people named Kinney in Ireland; roughly one in every 19,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 110 men and 127 women.
Counties with Kinney in Ireland
Antrim was Kinney country: 42.2% of them (100 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Down (96), Armagh (26), Derry (12) and Donegal (1).
Kinney average age in 1911
The average Kinney in 1911 was 32.7 years old, 31.4 for men and 33.7 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.
Kinney literacy in 1911
Of the Kinneys whose literacy was recorded, 75.5% could both read and write, 6.4% could read but not write, and 18% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 76.6% reading and writing against 74.3% 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.
Kinney common first names
The most common male names were John (22), James, Charles, Daniel and Patrick. For women it was Mary (13), followed by Lizzie, Annie, Catherine and Bridget.
Kinney occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Kinney's census form was "Scholar"; 15.6% (37) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (13.1%), textile worker (12.2%), farm labourer (3.8%) and general labourer (3.8%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 17.7% of all Kinneys, followed by textiles & clothing, domestic service and general labourers.
What religion is Kinney?
Kinneys were predominantly Roman Catholic (79.3%). The remainder were mostly Anglican (11.8%) and Presbyterian (8.9%).
Visitor Notes
Review type for post source and surnames source type not found
Added by
Pete F
IrishHistory.com is passionate about helping people discover and connect with the rich stories of their local communities.
Please use the form below to submit any photos you may have of Kinney. We're happy to take any suggested edits you may have too. Please be advised it will take us some time to get to these submissions. Thank you.
Kinney statistics (1911)
Number: 237
Rank: 2,258
Average Age: 33
Kinney in the USA (2020)
Number: 30,180
Rank: 1,140
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
