Atwell family name history and map
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Atwell in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 77 people named Atwell in Ireland; roughly one in every 57,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 38 men and 39 women.
Counties with Atwell in Ireland
Tyrone was Atwell country: 26% of them (20 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Armagh (15), Down (11), Fermanagh (10) and Antrim (7).
Atwell average age in 1911
The average Atwell in 1911 was 32.6 years old, 32.3 for men and 32.8 for women; slightly 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.
Atwell literacy in 1911
Of the Atwells whose literacy was recorded, 88.2% could both read and write, 1.3% could read but not write, and 10.5% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 89.7% reading and writing against 86.5% 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.
Atwell common first names
The most common male names were James (5), John, Alexander, William and Joseph. For women it was Emily (3), followed by Elizabeth, Fanny, Jane and Martha.
Atwell occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Atwells was farmer, 22.1% of them (17 people). Next came scholar / student (19.5%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (5.2%), metal worker / engineer (3.9%) and gardener (2.6%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 27.3% of all Atwells, followed by retail & commerce, metal & engineering and textiles & clothing.
What religion is Atwell?
Atwells were predominantly Anglican (79.2%). The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (10.4%), Roman Catholic (7.8%) and Methodist (2.6%).
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Atwell statistics (1911)
Number: 77
Rank: 4,508
Average Age: 33
Atwell in the USA (2020)
Number: 8,157
Rank: 4,206
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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