Caldwell family name history and map
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Caldwell in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 1,582 people named Caldwell in Ireland, about 0.036% of everyone living in the country at the time and the 547th most common surname overall. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 762 men and 816 women. (A small number, 4, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Caldwell in Ireland
Antrim was Caldwell country: 32.5% of them (514 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Derry (272), Tyrone (252), Down (142) and Cavan (72).
Caldwell average age in 1911
The average Caldwell in 1911 was 30.6 years old, 30.2 for men and 31.0 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.
Caldwell literacy in 1911
Of the Caldwells whose literacy was recorded, 81.8% could both read and write, 4.5% could read but not write, and 13.6% could do neither. The figures were much the same for men and 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.
Caldwell common first names
The most common male names were John (86), William, James, Robert and Thomas. For women it was Mary (66), followed by Elizabeth, Jane, Margaret and Martha.
Caldwell occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Caldwell's census form was "Scholar"; 18.8% (297) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (13.5%), textile worker (4.6%), general labourer (3.7%) and farm labourer (3%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 16.9% of all Caldwells, followed by textiles & clothing, general labourers and retail & commerce.
What religion is Caldwell?
Most Caldwells, 50.8%, were Presbyterian. The remainder were mostly Anglican (24.1%), Roman Catholic (17.7%), Methodist (5.1%) and Unitarian (0.4%).
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Caldwell statistics (1911)
Number: 1,582
Rank: 547
Average Age: 31
Caldwell in the USA (2020)
Number: 90,100
Rank: 340
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.