Callinan family name history and map
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Callinan in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 416 people named Callinan in Ireland; roughly one in every 11,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 220 men and 196 women.
Counties with Callinan in Ireland
The Callinans were heavily concentrated in Clare, home to 72.4% of them (301 people). Next came Galway (83), Limerick (23), Carlow (3) and Tipperary (2).
Callinan average age in 1911
The average Callinan in 1911 was 31.7 years old, 31.8 for men and 31.6 for women; slightly 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.
Callinan literacy in 1911
Of the Callinans whose literacy was recorded, 76.5% could both read and write, 2.5% could read but not write, and 20.8% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 78.8% reading and writing against 74.4% 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.
Callinan common first names
The most common male names were Patrick (36), John, Michael, Thomas and James; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (37), followed by Bridget, Margaret, Catherine and Nora.
Callinan occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Callinans was farmer, 21.2% of them (88 people). Next came scholar / student (19%), farm labourer (7.5%), general labourer (4.6%) and herd / dairy worker (2.4%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 31% of all Callinans, followed by general labourers, domestic service and textiles & clothing.
What religion is Callinan?
Callinans were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 99.8% of them.
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Callinan statistics (1911)
Number: 416
Rank: 1,531
Average Age: 32
Callinan in the USA (2020)
Number: 753
Rank: 32,687
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.