O'Niell family name history and map
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O'Niell in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 103 people named O'Niell in Ireland; roughly one in every 43,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 49 men and 54 women.
Counties with O'Niell in Ireland
Antrim had the largest share of O'Niells, 16.5% (17 people). Next came Tyrone (15), Wexford (14), Armagh (12) and Cork (9).
O'Niell average age in 1911
The average O'Niell in 1911 was 28.3 years old, 26.0 for men and 30.4 for women; a touch younger 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'Niell literacy in 1911
Of the O'Niells whose literacy was recorded, 80.2% could both read and write, 1% could read but not write, and 18.8% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 82.6% reading and writing against 78% 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.
O'Niell common first names
The most common male names were John (7), William, Henry, Patrick and Charles. For women it was Bridget (6), followed by Ellen, Maggie, Margaret and Annie.
O'Niell occupations in 1911
The most common entry on an O'Niell's census form was "Scholar"; 13.6% (14) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were domestic servant (9.7%), farmer (9.7%), general labourer (9.7%) and farm labourer (6.8%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 17.5% of all O'Niells, followed by domestic service, general labourers and textiles & clothing.
What religion is O'Niell?
O'Niells were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 95.1% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (2.9%), Baptist (1%) and Presbyterian (1%).
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O'Niell statistics (1911)
Number: 103
Rank: 3,783
Average Age: 28
O'Niell in the USA (2020)
Number: 273
Rank: 76,032
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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