Kellett family name history and map
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Kellett in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 296 people named Kellett in Ireland; roughly one in every 15,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 154 men and 142 women.
Counties with Kellett in Ireland
Cavan was Kellett country: 39.2% of them (116 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Dublin (52), Meath (33), Antrim (26) and Monaghan (23).
Kellett average age in 1911
The average Kellett in 1911 was 29.9 years old, 29.7 for men and 30.1 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.
Kellett literacy in 1911
Of the Kelletts whose literacy was recorded, 80.8% could both read and write, 5.2% could read but not write, and 13.3% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 84.6% reading and writing against 77.3% 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.
Kellett common first names
The most common male names were James (20), John, Thomas, Joseph and Patrick. For women it was Mary (16), followed by Margaret, Bridget, Elizabeth and Rose.
Kellett occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Kellett's census form was "Scholar"; 26.7% (79) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (9.5%), farm labourer (6.1%), other maker / factory worker (5.7%) and general labourer (2%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 16.6% of all Kelletts, followed by manufacturing & trades, textiles & clothing and domestic service.
What religion is Kellett?
Most Kelletts, 60.5%, were Roman Catholic. The remainder were mostly Anglican (28.4%), Presbyterian (5.1%), Methodist (2.4%) and Baptist (0.3%).
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Kellett statistics (1911)
Number: 296
Rank: 1,935
Average Age: 30
Kellett in the USA (2020)
Number: 2,912
Rank: 10,514
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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