Callen family name history and map
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Callen in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 102 people named Callen in Ireland; roughly one in every 43,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more women than men recorded: 58 women to 44 men.
Counties with Callen in Ireland
Antrim was Callen country: 47.1% of them (48 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Donegal (13), Louth (11), Tyrone (7) and Down (6).
Callen average age in 1911
The average Callen in 1911 was 29.8 years old, 28.0 for men and 31.2 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.
Callen literacy in 1911
Of the Callens whose literacy was recorded, 75.2% could both read and write, 7.9% could read but not write, and 16.8% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 79.5% reading and writing against 71.9% 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.
Callen common first names
The most common male names were James (4), William, George, Francis and John. For women it was Jane (5), followed by Catherine, Elizabeth, Margaret and Sarah.
Callen occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Callen's census form was "Scholar"; 27.5% (28) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farm labourer (4.9%), textile worker (4.9%), carpenter / joiner (3.9%) and farmer (3.9%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 8.8% of all Callens, followed by building & construction, textiles & clothing and domestic service.
What religion is Callen?
Most Callens, 52.9%, were Presbyterian. The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (34.3%), Anglican (9.8%) and Methodist (2%).
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Callen statistics (1911)
Number: 102
Rank: 3,808
Average Age: 30
Callenin the USA (2020)
Number: 3,017
Rank: 10,174
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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