Felton family name history and map
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Felton in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 64 people named Felton in Ireland; roughly one in every 69,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 35 men and 29 women.
Counties with Felton in Ireland
The Feltons were heavily concentrated in Dublin, home to 67.2% of them (43 people). Next came Cork (21).
Felton average age in 1911
The average Felton in 1911 was 22.6 years old, 23.3 for men and 21.8 for women; noticeably 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.
Felton literacy in 1911
Of the Feltons whose literacy was recorded, 67.2% could both read and write, 9.4% could read but not write, and 23.4% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 69% reading and writing against 65.7% 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.
Felton common first names
The most common male names were James (6), William, John, Joseph and Patrick. For women it was Mary (5), followed by Kathleen, Alice, Ann and Anne.
Felton occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Felton's census form was "Scholar"; 37.5% (24) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were general labourer (6.2%), other maker / factory worker (6.2%), gardener (3.1%) and shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (3.1%). Grouped by sector, general labourers accounted for 6.2% of all Feltons, followed by manufacturing & trades, retail & commerce and agriculture.
What religion is Felton?
Feltons were predominantly Roman Catholic (78.1%). The remainder were mostly Congregationalist (18.8%), Anglican (1.6%) and Methodist (1.6%).
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Felton statistics (1911)
Number: 64
Rank: 4,974
Average Age: 23
Felton in the USA (2020)
Number: 15,157
Rank: 2,342
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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