Bell family name history and map
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Bell in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 7,358 people named Bell in Ireland, about 0.168% of everyone living in the country at the time and the 84th most common surname overall. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 3,489 men and 3,853 women. (A small number, 16, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Bell in Ireland
Antrim was Bell country: 37.2% of them (2,740 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Down (1,807), Dublin (540), Tyrone (503) and Armagh (339).
Bell average age in 1911
The average Bell in 1911 was 28.6 years old, 28.0 for men and 29.2 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.
Bell literacy in 1911
Of the Bells whose literacy was recorded, 81.6% could both read and write, 3.7% could read but not write, and 14.6% could do neither. The figures were much the same for men and 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.
Bell common first names
The most common male names were John (392), William, James, Robert and Thomas. For women it was Mary (261), followed by Sarah, Annie, Elizabeth and Margaret.
Bell occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Bell's census form was "Scholar"; 20.4% (1,502) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (9.2%), textile worker (6%), general labourer (4.1%) and farm labourer (2.6%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 12.5% of all Bells, followed by textiles & clothing, general labourers and retail & commerce.
What religion is Bell?
The largest religious group among Bells was Presbyterian, at 42.3%. The remainder were mostly Anglican (33.8%), Roman Catholic (13.4%), Methodist (4.5%) and Plymouth Brethren (0.8%).
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Bell statistics (1911)
Number: 7,358
Rank: 84
Average Age: 29
Bell in the USA (2020)
Number: 267,025
Rank: 76
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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