Crawley family name history and map
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Crawley in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 511 people named Crawley in Ireland; roughly one in every 8,600 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 244 men and 266 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Crawley in Ireland
Louth had the largest share of Crawleys, 22.9% (117 people). Next came Antrim (55), Dublin (54), Roscommon (52) and Armagh (46).
Crawley average age in 1911
The average Crawley in 1911 was 29.9 years old, 28.2 for men and 31.5 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.
Crawley literacy in 1911
Of the Crawleys whose literacy was recorded, 76.4% could both read and write, 4.1% could read but not write, and 19.4% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 78.7% reading and writing against 74.4% 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.
Crawley common first names
The most common male names were John (40), Patrick, Thomas, James and Michael; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (50), followed by Bridget, Annie, Catherine and Margaret.
Crawley occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Crawley's census form was "Scholar"; 19% (97) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (10.8%), farm labourer (5.5%), general labourer (4.9%) and domestic servant (3.5%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 16.8% of all Crawleys, followed by textiles & clothing, domestic service and general labourers.
What religion is Crawley?
Crawleys were predominantly Roman Catholic (86.5%). The remainder were mostly Anglican (9.6%), Presbyterian (2%), Salvation Army (0.8%) and Methodist (0.4%).
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Crawley statistics (1911)
Number: 511
Rank: 1,330
Average Age: 30
Crawleyin the USA (2020)
Number: 12,053
Rank: 2,915
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
