Weldon family name history and map
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Weldon in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 708 people named Weldon in Ireland; roughly one in every 6,200 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 349 men and 358 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Weldon in Ireland
Dublin was Weldon country: 32.5% of them (230 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Meath (156), Cork (69), Antrim (43) and Waterford (27).
Weldon average age in 1911
The average Weldon in 1911 was 30.5 years old, 29.5 for men and 31.6 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.
Weldon literacy in 1911
Of the Weldons whose literacy was recorded, 76.3% could both read and write, 3.2% could read but not write, and 20.5% 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.
Weldon common first names
The most common male names were John (43), James, Thomas, Patrick and Michael; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (41), followed by Margaret, Ellen, Catherine and Bridget.
Weldon occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Weldon's census form was "Scholar"; 20.5% (145) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (8.3%), farm labourer (5.2%), general labourer (4.4%) and domestic servant (3.1%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 14.8% of all Weldons, followed by domestic service, general labourers and retail & commerce.
What religion is Weldon?
Weldons were predominantly Roman Catholic (85.2%). The remainder were mostly Anglican (9.5%) and Presbyterian (4.7%).
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Weldon statistics (1911)
Number: 708
Rank: 1,020
Average Age: 31
Weldon in the USA (2020)
Number: 13,452
Rank: 2,620
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.