Creedon family name history and map
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Creedon in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 783 people named Creedon in Ireland; roughly one in every 5,600 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 403 men and 378 women. (A small number, 2, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Creedon in Ireland
The Creedons were heavily concentrated in Cork, home to 85.2% of them (667 people). Next came Limerick (47), Kerry (37), Dublin (12) and Antrim (9).
Creedon average age in 1911
The average Creedon in 1911 was 29.6 years old, 29.5 for men and 29.8 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.
Creedon literacy in 1911
Of the Creedons whose literacy was recorded, 76.3% could both read and write, 3.2% could read but not write, and 20.5% 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.
Creedon common first names
The most common male names were John (60), Jeremiah, Daniel, Michael and Timothy. For women it was Mary (62), followed by Julia, Kate, Margaret and Ellen.
Creedon occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Creedon's census form was "Scholar"; 22% (172) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (16.3%), general labourer (5.1%), farm labourer (3.8%) and domestic servant (2.6%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 20.8% of all Creedons, followed by general labourers, domestic service and metal & engineering.
What religion is Creedon?
Creedons were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 99.5% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (0.1%).
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Creedon statistics (1911)
Number: 783
Rank: 954
Average Age: 30
Creedon in the USA (2020)
Number: 1,324
Rank: 20,298
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.