Cantwell family name history and map
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Cantwell in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 768 people named Cantwell in Ireland; roughly one in every 5,700 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 389 men and 379 women.
Counties with Cantwell in Ireland
Tipperary was Cantwell country: 29.9% of them (230 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Kilkenny (177), Dublin (97), Offaly (93) and Waterford (58).
Cantwell average age in 1911
The average Cantwell in 1911 was 32.4 years old, 31.4 for men and 33.4 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.
Cantwell literacy in 1911
Of the Cantwells whose literacy was recorded, 79.9% could both read and write, 4% could read but not write, and 16.1% 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.
Cantwell common first names
The most common male names were John (59), Patrick, Michael, James and Thomas; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (67), followed by Bridget, Margaret, Ellen and Anne.
Cantwell occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Cantwell's census form was "Scholar"; 18.1% (139) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (16.4%), farm labourer (6.8%), general labourer (4.3%) and domestic servant (4.2%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 23.8% of all Cantwells, followed by domestic service, general labourers and retail & commerce.
What religion is Cantwell?
Cantwells were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 97.3% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (1.7%) and Methodist (0.7%).
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Cantwell statistics (1911)
Number: 768
Rank: 966
Average Age: 32
Cantwellin the USA (2020)
Number: 6,380
Rank: 5,272
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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