Calderwood family name history and map
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Calderwood in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 334 people named Calderwood in Ireland; roughly one in every 13,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 161 men and 173 women.
Counties with Calderwood in Ireland
The Calderwoods were heavily concentrated in Antrim, home to 69.5% of them (232 people). Next came Down (44), Derry (16), Tyrone (16) and Donegal (10).
Calderwood average age in 1911
The average Calderwood in 1911 was 27.5 years old, 27.8 for men and 27.2 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.
Calderwood literacy in 1911
Of the Calderwoods whose literacy was recorded, 85.4% could both read and write, 3.9% could read but not write, and 10.7% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 89.2% reading and writing against 81.5% 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.
Calderwood common first names
The most common male names were Alexander (20), John, James, William and Matthew. For women it was Sarah (13), followed by Lizzie, Agnes, Mary and Jane.
Calderwood occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Calderwood's census form was "Scholar"; 23.7% (79) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (13.5%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (2.7%), farm labourer (1.8%) and metal worker / engineer (1.8%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 15.6% of all Calderwoods, followed by textiles & clothing, retail & commerce and building & construction.
What religion is Calderwood?
Calderwoods were predominantly Presbyterian (73.7%). The remainder were mostly Anglican (11.4%), Roman Catholic (3.6%), Methodist (1.5%) and Protestant (0.3%).
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Calderwood statistics (1911)
Number: 334
Rank: 1,777
Average Age: 28
Calderwood in the USA (2020)
Number: 1,802
Rank: 15,607
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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