Bellew family name history and map
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Bellew in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 347 people named Bellew in Ireland; roughly one in every 13,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 181 men and 166 women.
Counties with Bellew in Ireland
Louth was Bellew country: 42.7% of them (148 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Armagh (58), Dublin (48), Meath (39) and Galway (14).
Bellew average age in 1911
The average Bellew in 1911 was 30.5 years old, 30.4 for men and 30.6 for women; almost exactly in line with 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.
Bellew literacy in 1911
Of the Bellews whose literacy was recorded, 82.4% could both read and write, 3.3% could read but not write, and 14.3% 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.
Bellew common first names
The most common male names were Patrick (37), James, John, Thomas and Michael; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (26), followed by Annie, Bridget, Margaret and Kate.
Bellew occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Bellews was farmer, 18.4% of them (64 people). Next came scholar / student (18.4%), farm labourer (6.1%), general labourer (3.2%) and domestic servant (2.6%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 24.5% of all Bellews, followed by general labourers, domestic service and retail & commerce.
What religion is Bellew?
Bellews were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 95.7% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (1.7%), Methodist (0.6%) and Presbyterian (0.6%).
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Bellew statistics (1911)
Number: 347
Rank: 1,744
Average Age: 31
Bellew in the USA (2020)
Number: 2,542
Rank: 11,786
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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