Clein family name history and map
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Clein in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 53 people named Clein in Ireland; roughly one in every 83,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more women than men recorded: 32 women to 21 men.
Counties with Clein in Ireland
The Cleins were heavily concentrated in Dublin, home to 64.2% of them (34 people). Next came Cork (12), Limerick (4) and Antrim (3).

Clein average age in 1911
The average Clein in 1911 was 18.4 years old, 20.3 for men and 17.2 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.
Clein literacy in 1911
Of the Cleins whose literacy was recorded, 75% could both read and write, 4.2% could read but not write, and 20.8% could do neither. 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.
Clein common first names
The most common male names were David (2), Lewis, Abraham, Arthur and Benjamin. For women it was Annie (3), followed by Bertha, Bessie, Sarah and Esther.
Clein occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Clein's census form was "Scholar"; 45.3% (24) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (11.3%), clerk / office worker (3.8%), agent / manager (1.9%) and domestic servant (1.9%). Grouped by sector, retail & commerce accounted for 13.2% of all Cleins, followed by clerical & administration, domestic service and metal & engineering.
What religion is Clein?
Cleins were predominantly Jewish (88.7%). The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (1.9%).
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Clein statistics (1911)
Number: 53
Rank: 5,585
Average Age: 18
Clein in the USA (2020)
Number: 183
Rank: 104,276
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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