Cowell family name history and map
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Cowell in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 85 people named Cowell in Ireland; roughly one in every 52,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 41 men and 44 women.
Counties with Cowell in Ireland
Dublin was Cowell country: 32.9% of them (28 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Sligo (15), Limerick (13), Mayo (7) and Derry (6).
Cowell average age in 1911
The average Cowell in 1911 was 32.5 years old, 34.1 for men and 31.0 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.
Cowell literacy in 1911
Of the Cowells whose literacy was recorded, 90.4% could both read and write, 0% could read but not write, and 9.6% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 95.3% reading and writing against 85% 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.
Cowell common first names
The most common male names were James (7), John, Clarence, Edward Wisdom and George Edward. For women it was Bridget (5), followed by Mary, Elizabeth, Kate and Aggie.
Cowell occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Cowell's census form was "Scholar"; 10.6% (9) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were general labourer (8.2%), carpenter / joiner (7.1%), farmer (7.1%) and clerk / office worker (3.5%). Grouped by sector, building & construction accounted for 8.2% of all Cowells, followed by general labourers, agriculture and domestic service.
What religion is Cowell?
Most Cowells, 67.1%, were Roman Catholic. The remainder were mostly Anglican (32.9%).
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Cowell statistics (1911)
Number: 85
Rank: 4,270
Average Age: 33
Cowell in the USA (2020)
Number: 6,565
Rank: 5,148
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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