O'Neil family name history and map
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O'Neil in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 938 people named O'Neil in Ireland; roughly one in every 4,700 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 448 men and 487 women. (A small number, 3, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with O'Neil in Ireland
Dublin had the largest share of O'Neils, 15.5% (145 people). Next came Cork (97), Antrim (84), Mayo (79) and Limerick (61).
O'Neil average age in 1911
The average O'Neil in 1911 was 32.6 years old, 30.8 for men and 34.2 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.
O'Neil literacy in 1911
Of the O'Neils whose literacy was recorded, 71.2% could both read and write, 7.2% could read but not write, and 21.6% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 72.6% reading and writing against 69.7% 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.
O'Neil common first names
The most common male names were John (64), James, Patrick, Thomas and Michael; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (87), followed by Bridget, Catherine, Ellen and Annie.
O'Neil occupations in 1911
The most common entry on an O'Neil's census form was "Scholar"; 15.2% (143) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (12.5%), domestic servant (9.7%), general labourer (6.9%) and farm labourer (5.7%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 18.4% of all O'Neils, followed by domestic service, general labourers and textiles & clothing.
What religion is O'Neil?
O'Neils were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 92.6% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (3.3%), Presbyterian (1.8%) and Unitarian (0.3%).
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O'Neil statistics (1911)
Number: 938
Rank: 826
Average Age: 33
O'Neilin the USA (2020)
Number: 28,057
Rank: 1,230
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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