McKenny family name history and map
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McKenny in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 170 people named McKenny in Ireland; roughly one in every 26,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 79 men and 91 women.
Counties with McKenny in Ireland
Down was McKenny country: 35.9% of them (61 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Leitrim (21), Donegal (20), Antrim (16) and Louth (15).
McKenny average age in 1911
The average McKenny in 1911 was 32.8 years old, 32.2 for men and 33.3 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.
McKenny literacy in 1911
Of the McKennys whose literacy was recorded, 69.4% could both read and write, 6.2% could read but not write, and 24.4% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 73% reading and writing against 66.3% 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.
McKenny common first names
The most common male names were James (10), Patrick, John, Peter and Michael. For women it was Mary (10), followed by Catherine, Margaret, Lizzie and Maggie.
McKenny occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among McKennys was farmer, 15.9% of them (27 people). Next came scholar / student (14.1%), farm labourer (4.7%), general labourer (4.1%) and carpenter / joiner (2.9%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 20.6% of all McKennys, followed by domestic service, general labourers and textiles & clothing.
What religion is McKenny?
McKennys were predominantly Roman Catholic (79.4%). The remainder were mostly Anglican (14.1%) and Presbyterian (6.5%).
McKenny statistics (1911)
Number: 170
Rank: 2,786
Average Age: 33
McKenny in the USA (2020)
Number: 978
Rank: 26,301
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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