Collen family name history and map
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Collen in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 55 people named Collen in Ireland; roughly one in every 80,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more women than men recorded: 31 women to 24 men.
Counties with Collen in Ireland
The Collens were heavily concentrated in Armagh, home to 50.9% of them (28 people). Next came Dublin (15), Antrim (3), Kildare (3) and Cork (2).
Collen average age in 1911
The average Collen in 1911 was 28.3 years old, 26.1 for men and 29.9 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.
Collen literacy in 1911
Of the Collens whose literacy was recorded, 87% could both read and write, 0% could read but not write, and 13% could do neither. The figures were much the same for men and 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.
Collen common first names
The most common male names were John (3), Audley, Thomas, William and Charles. For women it was Mary (7), followed by Elizabeth, Magaretta, Martha and Addie.
Collen occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Collen's census form was "Scholar"; 18.2% (10) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were builder / contractor (16.4%), farmer (5.5%), textile worker (5.5%) and domestic servant (3.6%). Grouped by sector, building & construction accounted for 18.2% of all Collens, followed by textiles & clothing, agriculture and retail & commerce.
What religion is Collen?
The largest religious group among Collens was Methodist, at 49.1%. The remainder were mostly Anglican (32.7%), Roman Catholic (14.5%) and Baptist (3.6%).
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Collen statistics (1911)
Number: 55
Rank: 5,461
Average Age: 28
Collenin the USA (2020)
Number: 553
Rank: 42,249
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
