Kell family name history and map
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Kell in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 98 people named Kell in Ireland; roughly one in every 45,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more men than women recorded: 54 men to 44 women.
Counties with Kell in Ireland
The Kells were heavily concentrated in Antrim, home to 58.2% of them (57 people). Next came Down (20), Sligo (9), Tipperary (4) and Limerick (2).
Kell average age in 1911
The average Kell in 1911 was 27.5 years old, 27.6 for men and 27.5 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.
Kell literacy in 1911
Of the Kells whose literacy was recorded, 87.4% could both read and write, 3.2% could read but not write, and 8.4% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 90.2% reading and writing against 84.1% 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.
Kell common first names
The most common male names were Alexander (4), George, John, Joseph and Samuel. For women it was Mary (3), followed by Carolina Helen Selina, Ester, Jane and Allen.
Kell occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Kell's census form was "Scholar"; 20.4% (20) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were textile worker (8.2%), farmer (7.1%), general labourer (7.1%) and clerk / office worker (5.1%). Grouped by sector, textiles & clothing accounted for 9.2% of all Kells, followed by agriculture, general labourers and retail & commerce.
What religion is Kell?
The largest religious group among Kells was Presbyterian, at 45.9%. The remainder were mostly Methodist (22.4%), Anglican (15.3%), Roman Catholic (9.2%) and Unitarian (4.1%).
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Kell statistics (1911)
Number: 98
Rank: 3,898
Average Age: 28
Kell in the USA (2020)
Number: 4,686
Rank: 6,912
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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