Collum family name history
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Collum in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 153 people named Collum in Ireland; roughly one in every 29,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 71 men and 82 women.
Counties with Collum in Ireland
Fermanagh was Collum country: 31.4% of them (48 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Donegal (47), Longford (33), Limerick (9) and Cork (6).
Collum average age in 1911
The average Collum in 1911 was 31.9 years old, 35.5 for men and 28.9 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.
Collum literacy in 1911
Of the Collums whose literacy was recorded, 63.8% could both read and write, 5.3% could read but not write, and 30.9% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 66.2% reading and writing against 61.7% 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.
Collum common first names
The most common male names were John (14), Hugh, James, Patrick and Peter. For women it was Mary (16), followed by Bridget, Ellen, Maggie and Catherine.
Collum occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Collums was farmer, 23.5% of them (36 people). Next came scholar / student (15%), farm labourer (5.9%), shoemaker (2.6%) and general labourer (1.3%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 29.4% of all Collums, followed by textiles & clothing, public service & defence and domestic service.
What religion is Collum?
Collums were predominantly Roman Catholic (76.5%). The remainder were mostly Anglican (13.7%) and Methodist (9.8%).
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Collum statistics (1911)
153 in Ireland
2,966 most common surname in Ireland
32 average age
Collumin the USA (2020)
3,300 in USA (2020)
9,434 rank in USA (2020)
