Cartmill family name history
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Cartmill in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 109 people named Cartmill in Ireland; roughly one in every 40,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 50 men and 59 women.
Counties with Cartmill in Ireland
The Cartmills were heavily concentrated in Armagh, home to 70.6% of them (77 people). Next came Antrim (22), Down (9) and Dublin (1).
Cartmill average age in 1911
The average Cartmill in 1911 was 24.2 years old, 25.2 for men and 23.4 for women; noticeably younger 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.
Cartmill literacy in 1911
Of the Cartmills whose literacy was recorded, 77.6% could both read and write, 0.9% could read but not write, and 21.5% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 81.6% reading and writing against 74.1% 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.
Cartmill common first names
The most common male names were James (7), John, Samuel, Thomas and William. For women it was Mary (7), followed by Sarah, Minnie, Agnes and Annie.
Cartmill occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Cartmill's census form was "Scholar"; 26.6% (29) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (12.8%), textile worker (6.4%), metal worker / engineer (5.5%) and general labourer (4.6%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 12.8% of all Cartmills, followed by textiles & clothing, metal & engineering and general labourers.
What religion is Cartmill?
The largest religious group among Cartmills was Presbyterian, at 43.1%. The remainder were mostly Anglican (31.2%), Roman Catholic (24.8%) and Baptist (0.9%).
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Cartmill statistics (1911)
109 in Ireland
3,655 most common surname in Ireland
24 average age
Cartmillin the USA (2020)
791 in USA (2020)
31,375 rank in USA (2020)
