O'Kennedy family name history and map

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O’Kennedy

O'Kennedy in 1911 Ireland

The 1911 Census recorded just 40 people named O'Kennedy in Ireland: 18 men and 21 women.

Counties and map with O'Kennedy in Ireland

Most O'Kennedys were found in Limerick (22), with smaller numbers in Dublin (12), Wexford (4), Cork (1) and Waterford (1).
Surname distribution map, 1911 census

O'Kennedy average age in 1911

The average O'Kennedy in 1911 was 24.4 years old, though with only 40 people recorded, averages like this should be taken loosely.

O'Kennedy literacy in 1911

Of the O'Kennedys whose literacy was recorded, 92.3% could both read and write, 0% could read but not write, and 7.7% could do neither.

O'Kennedy common first names

Among the O'Kennedys were men named John (3), Joseph (2), Andrew, Brendan and Cormac-Cas and women named Margaret (2), Rose (2), Aileen, Angela and Anne.

O'Kennedy occupations in 1911

The most common entry on an O'Kennedy's census form was "Scholar"; 42.5% (17) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were clergy / religious (5%), clerk / office worker (5%), farmer (5%) and mason / bricklayer (5%).

What religion is O'Kennedy?

O'Kennedys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 97.5% of them.

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O'Kennedy statistics (1911)

Number: 40
Rank: 6,502
Average Age: 24

O'Kennedy in the USA (2020)

Number: 0
Rank: 0

Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it may show as zero. 

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OCinneide
19 people in 1911

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