Tinney family name history and map
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Tinney in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 289 people named Tinney in Ireland; roughly one in every 15,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 155 men and 134 women.
Counties with Tinney in Ireland
The Tinneys were heavily concentrated in Donegal, home to 77.5% of them (224 people). Next came Tyrone (40), Derry (8), Antrim (7) and Cavan (6).
Tinney average age in 1911
The average Tinney in 1911 was 30.0 years old, 29.1 for men and 31.2 for women; almost exactly in line with 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.
Tinney literacy in 1911
Of the Tinneys whose literacy was recorded, 62.5% could both read and write, 7.6% could read but not write, and 29.8% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 64% reading and writing against 61.3% 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.
Tinney common first names
The most common male names were James (27), William, John, Edward and Patrick. For women it was Mary (19), followed by Annie, Catherine, Maggie and Jane.
Tinney occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Tinney's census form was "Scholar"; 20.4% (59) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (14.9%), farm labourer (6.2%), general labourer (4.8%) and domestic servant (2.4%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 21.8% of all Tinneys, followed by textiles & clothing, general labourers and domestic service.
What religion is Tinney?
Tinneys were predominantly Roman Catholic (78.5%). The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (17.3%) and Anglican (4.2%).
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Tinney statistics (1911)
Number: 289
Rank: 1,970
Average Age: 30
Tinney in the USA (2020)
Number: 3,264
Rank: 9,527
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.