Camlin family name history
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Camlin in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 113 people named Camlin in Ireland; roughly one in every 39,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 51 men and 62 women.
Counties with Camlin in Ireland
The Camlins were heavily concentrated in Down, home to 51.3% of them (58 people). Next came Antrim (45), Dublin (5), Armagh (4) and Wicklow (1).
Camlin average age in 1911
The average Camlin in 1911 was 33.0 years old, 31.6 for men and 34.2 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.
Camlin literacy in 1911
Of the Camlins whose literacy was recorded, 80.5% could both read and write, 5.3% could read but not write, and 14.2% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 84.3% reading and writing against 77.4% 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.
Camlin common first names
The most common male names were George (7), James, John, Joseph and Robert. For women it was Mary (7), followed by Eliza, Agnes, Annie and Ellen.
Camlin occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Camlin's census form was "Scholar"; 12.4% (14) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (8.8%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (8.8%), seamstress (7.1%) and clerk / office worker (4.4%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 11.5% of all Camlins, followed by textiles & clothing, retail & commerce and clerical & administration.
What religion is Camlin?
Most Camlins, 54%, were Presbyterian. The remainder were mostly Anglican (27.4%), Methodist (17.7%) and Roman Catholic (0.9%).
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Camlin statistics (1911)
Number: 113
Rank: 3,587
Average Age: 33
Camlinin the USA (2020)
Number: 295
Rank: 71,297
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
