Crawford family name history and map
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Crawford in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 4,481 people named Crawford in Ireland, about 0.102% of everyone living in the country at the time and the 183rd most common surname overall. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 2,194 men and 2,283 women. (A small number, 4, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Crawford in Ireland
Antrim was Crawford country: 35.6% of them (1,596 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Down (684), Tyrone (402), Derry (360) and Donegal (331).
Crawford average age in 1911
The average Crawford in 1911 was 29.1 years old, 28.8 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.
Crawford literacy in 1911
Of the Crawfords whose literacy was recorded, 82% could both read and write, 3.6% could read but not write, and 14.5% 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.
Crawford common first names
The most common male names were John (276), James, William, Robert and Thomas. For women it was Mary (172), followed by Margaret, Annie, Jane and Elizabeth.
Crawford occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Crawford's census form was "Scholar"; 21.7% (973) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (12.5%), textile worker (3.4%), farm labourer (3.3%) and general labourer (2.7%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 16.4% of all Crawfords, followed by textiles & clothing, domestic service and retail & commerce.
What religion is Crawford?
The largest religious group among Crawfords was Presbyterian, at 43.1%. The remainder were mostly Anglican (29.1%), Roman Catholic (18.3%), Methodist (5.3%) and Moravian (0.6%).
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Crawford statistics (1911)
Number: 4,481
Rank: 183
Average Age: 29
Crawford in the USA (2020)
Number: 159,143
Rank: 161
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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