Connell family name history and map
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Connell in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 6,758 people named Connell in Ireland, about 0.154% of everyone living in the country at the time and the 103rd most common surname overall. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 3,469 men and 3,284 women. (A small number, 5, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Connell in Ireland
Cork had the largest share of Connells, 21.7% (1,468 people). Next came Kerry (1,022), Galway (488), Dublin (478) and Limerick (374).
Connell average age in 1911
The average Connell in 1911 was 31.4 years old, 31.1 for men and 31.6 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.
Connell literacy in 1911
Of the Connells whose literacy was recorded, 75.4% could both read and write, 3.7% could read but not write, and 20.9% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 76.8% reading and writing against 74% 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.
Connell common first names
The most common male names were John (531), Patrick, Michael, James and Thomas; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (615), followed by Bridget, Margaret, Ellen and Catherine.
Connell occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Connell's census form was "Scholar"; 19.8% (1,339) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (18%), farm labourer (5.8%), general labourer (5.4%) and domestic servant (3%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 24.3% of all Connells, followed by general labourers, domestic service and textiles & clothing.
What religion is Connell?
Connells were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 94.5% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (2.4%), Presbyterian (1.6%) and Methodist (0.9%).
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Connell statistics (1911)
Number: 6,758
Rank: 103
Average Age: 31
Connellin the USA (2020)
Number: 21,526
Rank: 1,622
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
