Colton family name history and map
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Colton in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 232 people named Colton in Ireland; roughly one in every 19,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 123 men and 109 women.
Counties with Colton in Ireland
Tyrone was Colton country: 43.1% of them (100 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Offaly (40), Dublin (23), Monaghan (22) and Donegal (13).
Colton average age in 1911
The average Colton in 1911 was 29.7 years old, 30.9 for men and 28.3 for women; almost exactly in line with 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.
Colton literacy in 1911
Of the Coltons whose literacy was recorded, 75.2% could both read and write, 4.9% could read but not write, and 19.9% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 78.3% reading and writing against 71.7% 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.
Colton common first names
The most common male names were John (16), James, Patrick, Francis and Thomas. For women it was Mary (10), followed by Bridget, Catherine, Sarah and Anne.
Colton occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Coltons was farmer, 22% of them (51 people). Next came scholar / student (20.3%), domestic servant (3%), general labourer (2.6%) and farm labourer (2.2%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 25% of all Coltons, followed by domestic service, textiles & clothing and professional.
What religion is Colton?
Coltons were predominantly Roman Catholic (76.3%). The remainder were mostly Anglican (20.7%), Methodist (0.9%) and Presbyterian (0.9%).
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Colton statistics (1911)
Number: 232
Rank: 2,295
Average Age: 30
Coltonin the USA (2020)
Number: 6,185
Rank: 5,444
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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