Cardwell family name history and map
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Cardwell in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 396 people named Cardwell in Ireland; roughly one in every 11,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 193 men and 203 women.
Counties with Cardwell in Ireland
Antrim was Cardwell country: 32.3% of them (128 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Down (123), Tyrone (106), Armagh (15) and Kildare (7).
Cardwell average age in 1911
The average Cardwell in 1911 was 29.3 years old, 28.6 for men and 29.9 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.
Cardwell literacy in 1911
Of the Cardwells whose literacy was recorded, 75.2% could both read and write, 5.6% could read but not write, and 19.2% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 76.8% reading and writing against 73.7% 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.
Cardwell common first names
The most common male names were William (25), James, Samuel, Thomas and John. For women it was Mary (12), followed by Sarah, Elizabeth, Mary Jane and Margaret.
Cardwell occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Cardwell's census form was "Scholar"; 14.6% (58) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (10.4%), general labourer (6.8%), textile worker (6.6%) and metal worker / engineer (2.5%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 12.6% of all Cardwells, followed by textiles & clothing, general labourers and metal & engineering.
What religion is Cardwell?
Most Cardwells, 58.8%, were Anglican. The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (17.9%), Roman Catholic (11.6%), Methodist (6.1%) and Plymouth Brethren (2.3%).
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Cardwell statistics (1911)
Number: 396
Rank: 1,584
Average Age: 29
Cardwell in the USA (2020)
Number: 11,274
Rank: 3,115
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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