Caldbeck family name history and map
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Caldbeck in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 59 people named Caldbeck in Ireland; roughly one in every 74,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 31 men and 27 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Caldbeck in Ireland
Kilkenny was Caldbeck country: 39% of them (23 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Laois (16), Carlow (7), Dublin (7) and Cork (4).
Caldbeck average age in 1911
The average Caldbeck in 1911 was 34.4 years old, 36.6 for men and 32.6 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.
Caldbeck literacy in 1911
Of the Caldbecks whose literacy was recorded, 86.2% could both read and write, 0% could read but not write, and 13.8% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 88.9% reading and writing against 83.3% 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.
Caldbeck common first names
The most common male names were William (5), James, Thomas, George and John. For women it was Annie (2), followed by Margaret, Mary, Prudence and Alice.
Caldbeck occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Caldbecks was farmer, 32.2% of them (19 people). Next came scholar / student (13.6%), clerk / office worker (5.1%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (5.1%) and maid (1.7%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 32.2% of all Caldbecks, followed by clerical & administration, retail & commerce and domestic service.
What religion is Caldbeck?
Caldbecks were predominantly Anglican (88.1%). The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (11.9%).
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Caldbeck statistics (1911)
Number: 59
Rank: 5,237
Average Age: 34
Caldbeck in the USA (2020)
Number: 136
Rank: 130,360
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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