Lunney family name history and map
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Lunney in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 251 people named Lunney in Ireland; roughly one in every 17,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 120 men and 131 women.
Counties with Lunney in Ireland
The Lunneys were heavily concentrated in Fermanagh, home to 54.6% of them (137 people). Next came Antrim (29), Mayo (21), Tyrone (19) and Monaghan (17).
Lunney average age in 1911
The average Lunney in 1911 was 33.9 years old, 34.9 for men and 33.0 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.
Lunney literacy in 1911
Of the Lunneys whose literacy was recorded, 76.7% could both read and write, 6.1% could read but not write, and 17.1% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 79.5% reading and writing against 74.2% 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.
Lunney common first names
The most common male names were James (17), John, Patrick, Thomas and William. For women it was Margaret (11), followed by Mary, Catherine, Bridget and Ellen.
Lunney occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Lunneys was farmer, 28.3% of them (71 people). Next came scholar / student (11.6%), farm labourer (4.4%), seamstress (3.6%) and domestic servant (3.2%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 33.1% of all Lunneys, followed by textiles & clothing, domestic service and retired & pensioners.
What religion is Lunney?
Most Lunneys, 61.8%, were Roman Catholic. The remainder were mostly Anglican (29.1%), Presbyterian (5.6%) and Methodist (2.4%).
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Lunney statistics (1911)
Number: 251
Rank: 2,167
Average Age: 34
Lunney in the USA (2020)
Number: 715
Rank: 34,185
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.