Clarken family name history and map
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Clarken in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 56 people named Clarken in Ireland; roughly one in every 78,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more men than women recorded: 34 men to 22 women.
Counties with Clarken in Ireland
Meath was Clarken country: 35.7% of them (20 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Dublin (12), Cavan (8), Derry (6) and Wexford (6).
Clarken average age in 1911
The average Clarken in 1911 was 33.1 years old, 34.7 for men and 30.7 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.
Clarken literacy in 1911
Of the Clarkens whose literacy was recorded, 94.4% could both read and write, 3.7% could read but not write, and 1.9% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 100% reading and writing against 90.6% 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.
Clarken common first names
The most common male names were James (6), Thomas, Christopher, Patrick and Philip. For women it was Bridget (3), followed by Mary, Sarah, Ellen and Kate.
Clarken occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Clarken's census form was "Scholar"; 26.8% (15) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (16.1%), general labourer (7.1%), farm labourer (5.4%) and railway / tram worker (5.4%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 21.4% of all Clarkens, followed by domestic service, general labourers and transport.
What religion is Clarken?
Clarkens were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 100% of them.
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Clarken statistics (1911)
Number: 56
Rank: 5,405
Average Age: 33
Clarken in the USA (2020)
Number: 127
Rank: 136,807
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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