Cassells family name history and map
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Cassells in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 336 people named Cassells in Ireland; roughly one in every 13,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 162 men and 174 women.
Counties with Cassells in Ireland
Armagh was Cassells country: 25.6% of them (86 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Antrim (53), Westmeath (40), Dublin (39) and Leitrim (27).
Cassells average age in 1911
The average Cassells in 1911 was 27.1 years old, 27.4 for men and 26.8 for women; a touch 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.
Cassells literacy in 1911
Of the Cassellses whose literacy was recorded, 79.2% could both read and write, 3% could read but not write, and 17.8% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 82.1% reading and writing against 76.1% 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.
Cassells common first names
The most common male names were James (24), John, William, Joseph and Patrick. For women it was Mary (19), followed by Elizabeth, Anne, Annie and Bridget.
Cassells occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Cassells's census form was "Scholar"; 25.6% (86) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (11.3%), textile worker (10.4%), general labourer (4.2%) and shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (3%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 14% of all Cassellses, followed by textiles & clothing, general labourers and retail & commerce.
What religion is Cassells?
The largest religious group among Cassellses was Roman Catholic, at 44.6%. The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (21.4%), Anglican (20.8%), Methodist (8.6%) and Plymouth Brethren (1.8%).
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Cassells statistics (1911)
Number: 336
Rank: 1,771
Average Age: 27
Cassells in the USA (2020)
Number: 427
Rank: 52,477
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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