Blackwell family name history
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Blackwell in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 128 people named Blackwell in Ireland; roughly one in every 34,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 66 men and 62 women.
Counties with Blackwell in Ireland
Limerick was Blackwell country: 37.5% of them (48 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Dublin (18), Clare (16), Tipperary (13) and Louth (10).
Blackwell average age in 1911
The average Blackwell in 1911 was 33.8 years old, 33.2 for men and 34.5 for women; noticeably older 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.
Blackwell literacy in 1911
Of the Blackwells whose literacy was recorded, 95.3% could both read and write, 0.8% could read but not write, and 3.9% 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.
Blackwell common first names
The most common male names were James (11), John, Thomas, Joseph and Michael. For women it was Mary (8), followed by Sarah, Catherine, Ellen and Anne.
Blackwell occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Blackwells was farmer, 24.2% of them (31 people). Next came scholar / student (16.4%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (6.2%), domestic servant (4.7%) and clerk / office worker (2.3%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 25% of all Blackwells, followed by retail & commerce, domestic service and professional.
What religion is Blackwell?
Most Blackwells, 59.4%, were Roman Catholic. The remainder were mostly Anglican (35.2%), Methodist (3.9%), Baptist (0.8%) and Presbyterian (0.8%).
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Blackwell statistics (1911)
Number: 128
Rank: 3,322
Average Age: 34
Blackwellin the USA (2020)
Number: 44,711
Rank: 759
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
