Carlon family name history
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Carlon in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 105 people named Carlon in Ireland; roughly one in every 42,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 56 men and 48 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Carlon in Ireland
Mayo had the largest share of Carlons, 24.8% (26 people). Next came Longford (12), Meath (12), Louth (9) and Wexford (9).
Carlon average age in 1911
The average Carlon in 1911 was 33.5 years old, 32.0 for men and 35.4 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.
Carlon literacy in 1911
Of the Carlons whose literacy was recorded, 71.3% could both read and write, 7.4% could read but not write, and 21.3% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 78.4% reading and writing against 62.8% 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.
Carlon common first names
The most common male names were John (11), Patrick, James, Thomas and Bernard. For women it was Mary (11), followed by Bridget, Catherine, Ellen and Anne.
Carlon occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Carlons was farmer, 20% of them (21 people). Next came scholar / student (11.4%), farm labourer (8.6%), general labourer (5.7%) and domestic servant (3.8%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 28.6% of all Carlons, followed by domestic service, general labourers and retired & pensioners.
What religion is Carlon?
Carlons were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 98.1% of them.
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Carlon statistics (1911)
Number: 105
Rank: 3,735
Average Age: 34
Carlonin the USA (2020)
Number: 1,647
Rank: 16,875
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
