Liddell family name history and map

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Liddell in 1911 Ireland

The 1911 Census recorded 57 people named Liddell in Ireland; roughly one in every 77,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 31 men and 26 women.

Counties with Liddell in Ireland

Antrim was Liddell country: 42.1% of them (24 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Down (22), Dublin (5), Kildare (3) and Donegal (2).
Surname distribution map, 1911 census

Liddell average age in 1911

The average Liddell in 1911 was 24.1 years old, 21.3 for men and 27.5 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.

Liddell literacy in 1911

Of the Liddells whose literacy was recorded, 86.8% could both read and write, 0% could read but not write, and 13.2% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 91.7% reading and writing against 82.8% 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.

Liddell common first names

The most common male names were John (3), William, Archibald, David and Robert. For women it was Catherine (2), followed by Eliza, Mary May, Alice Maud and Annie.

Liddell occupations in 1911

The most common entry on a Liddell's census form was "Scholar"; 22.8% (13) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were textile worker (12.3%), metal worker / engineer (10.5%), sailor / dock worker (5.3%) and carpenter / joiner (3.5%). Grouped by sector, textiles & clothing accounted for 14% of all Liddells, followed by metal & engineering, transport and building & construction.

What religion is Liddell?

The largest religious group among Liddells was Anglican, at 45.6%. The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (33.3%), Roman Catholic (14%), Congregationalist (3.5%) and Methodist (3.5%).

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Liddell statistics (1911)

Number: 57
Rank: 5,337
Average Age: 24

Liddell in the USA (2020)

Number: 4,826
Rank: 6,719

Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero. 

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