Conwell family name history
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Conwell in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 130 people named Conwell in Ireland; roughly one in every 34,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more women than men recorded: 76 women to 54 men.
Counties with Conwell in Ireland
Mayo was Conwell country: 34.6% of them (45 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Donegal (44), Tyrone (23), Derry (6) and Leitrim (5).
Conwell average age in 1911
The average Conwell in 1911 was 32.6 years old, 27.9 for men and 35.9 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.
Conwell literacy in 1911
Of the Conwells whose literacy was recorded, 72.1% could both read and write, 3.9% could read but not write, and 24% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 73.7% reading and writing against 69.8% of men. 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.
Conwell common first names
The most common male names were John (9), James, Patrick, Michael and Thomas; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Bridget (13), followed by Mary, Margaret, Rose and Sarah.
Conwell occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Conwell's census form was "Scholar"; 20% (26) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (14.6%), seamstress (4.6%), carpenter / joiner (2.3%) and farm labourer (2.3%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 16.9% of all Conwells, followed by textiles & clothing, building & construction and retail & commerce.
What religion is Conwell?
Conwells were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 99.2% of them. The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (0.8%).
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Conwell statistics (1911)
130 in Ireland
3,284 most common surname in Ireland
33 average age
Conwellin the USA (2020)
3,657 in USA (2020)
8,619 rank in USA (2020)
