Charleton family name history
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Charleton in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 120 people named Charleton in Ireland; roughly one in every 37,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 57 men and 63 women.
Counties with Charleton in Ireland
Antrim was Charleton country: 30% of them (36 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Down (24), Sligo (23), Tyrone (17) and Kildare (8).
Charleton average age in 1911
The average Charleton in 1911 was 29.2 years old, 28.6 for men and 29.6 for women; almost exactly in line with 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.
Charleton literacy in 1911
Of the Charletons whose literacy was recorded, 75.7% could both read and write, 7% could read but not write, and 17.4% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 77.8% reading and writing against 73.8% 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.
Charleton common first names
The most common male names were James (7), William, John, George and Joseph. For women it was Mary (5), followed by Annie, Alice, Ellen and Margaret.
Charleton occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Charletons was farmer, 13.3% of them (16 people). Next came scholar / student (11.7%), textile worker (9.2%), general labourer (8.3%) and shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (3.3%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 14.2% of all Charletons, followed by textiles & clothing, general labourers and retail & commerce.
What religion is Charleton?
The largest religious group among Charletons was Anglican, at 43.3%. The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (40%) and Presbyterian (16.7%).
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Charleton statistics (1911)
120 in Ireland
3,455 most common surname in Ireland
29 average age
Charletonin the USA (2020)
256 in USA (2020)
80,054 rank in USA (2020)
