Clendinning family name history
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Clendinning in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 123 people named Clendinning in Ireland; roughly one in every 36,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 56 men and 67 women.
Counties with Clendinning in Ireland
The Clendinnings were heavily concentrated in Antrim, home to 55.3% of them (68 people). Next came Armagh (14), Fermanagh (12), Down (11) and Derry (6).
Clendinning average age in 1911
The average Clendinning in 1911 was 32.9 years old, 32.6 for men and 33.0 for women; slightly 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.
Clendinning literacy in 1911
Of the Clendinnings whose literacy was recorded, 88.3% could both read and write, 1.7% could read but not write, and 10% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 92.7% reading and writing against 84.6% 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.
Clendinning common first names
The most common male names were William (8), John, James, David and Thomas. For women it was Annie (6), followed by Martha, Margaret, Mary and Sarah.
Clendinning occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Clendinning's census form was "Scholar"; 13% (16) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (12.2%), textile worker (5.7%), carpenter / joiner (4.9%) and other maker / factory worker (4.1%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 14.6% of all Clendinnings, followed by textiles & clothing, building & construction and manufacturing & trades.
What religion is Clendinning?
The largest religious group among Clendinnings was Presbyterian, at 47.2%. The remainder were mostly Anglican (39.8%), Methodist (11.4%), Baptist (0.8%) and Unitarian (0.8%).
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Clendinning statistics (1911)
Number: 123
Rank: 3,397
Average Age: 33
Clendinningin the USA (2020)
Number: 0
Rank: 0
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
