Colville family name history and map
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Colville in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 219 people named Colville in Ireland; roughly one in every 20,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 110 men and 109 women.
Counties with Colville in Ireland
The Colvilles were heavily concentrated in Antrim, home to 53.4% of them (117 people). Next came Down (73), Tipperary (16), Armagh (4) and Louth (4).
Colville average age in 1911
The average Colville in 1911 was 29.0 years old, 28.7 for men and 29.3 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.
Colville literacy in 1911
Of the Colvilles whose literacy was recorded, 88.3% could both read and write, 2.8% could read but not write, and 8.9% 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.
Colville common first names
The most common male names were James (15), John, Robert, William and Samuel. For women it was Agnes (8), followed by Elizabeth, Margaret, Maggie and Mary.
Colville occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Colville's census form was "Scholar"; 16.9% (37) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (10.5%), textile worker (10.5%), general labourer (3.7%) and metal worker / engineer (3.7%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 15.5% of all Colvilles, followed by textiles & clothing, domestic service and general labourers.
What religion is Colville?
Colvilles were predominantly Presbyterian (70.3%). The remainder were mostly Anglican (10%), Methodist (7.8%), Roman Catholic (7.8%) and Baptist (0.9%).
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Colville statistics (1911)
Number: 219
Rank: 2,368
Average Age: 29
Colville in the USA (2020)
Number: 1,167
Rank: 22,581
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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