Cluff family name history and map
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Cluff in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 59 people named Cluff in Ireland; roughly one in every 74,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more women than men recorded: 33 women to 26 men.
Counties with Cluff in Ireland
Tyrone was Cluff country: 44.1% of them (26 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Fermanagh (10), Dublin (9), Down (7) and Antrim (4).
Cluff average age in 1911
The average Cluff in 1911 was 33.7 years old, 30.8 for men and 35.9 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.
Cluff literacy in 1911
Of the Cluffs whose literacy was recorded, 89.5% could both read and write, 0% could read but not write, and 10.5% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 92% reading and writing against 87.5% 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.
Cluff common first names
The most common male names were Johnston (2), Richard, Arthur, Christopher Albert and Clements. For women it was Mary (3), followed by Isabella, Jane, Mary Ann and Anna.
Cluff occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Cluffs was farmer, 23.7% of them (14 people). Next came scholar / student (23.7%), domestic servant (3.4%), clergy / religious (1.7%) and clerk / office worker (1.7%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 25.4% of all Cluffs, followed by domestic service, clerical & administration and metal & engineering.
What religion is Cluff?
Cluffs were predominantly Anglican (71.2%). The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (11.9%), Methodist (10.2%) and Roman Catholic (1.7%).
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Cluff statistics (1911)
Number: 59
Rank: 5,237
Average Age: 34
Cluff in the USA (2020)
Number: 3,519
Rank: 8,926
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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