Medcalf family name history and map
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Medcalf in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 53 people named Medcalf in Ireland; roughly one in every 83,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 26 men and 27 women.
Counties with Medcalf in Ireland
The Medcalfs were heavily concentrated in Dublin, home to 69.8% of them (37 people). Next came Kerry (6), Cork (4), Armagh (3) and Antrim (2).
Medcalf average age in 1911
The average Medcalf in 1911 was 29.2 years old, 27.9 for men and 30.4 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.
Medcalf literacy in 1911
Of the Medcalfs whose literacy was recorded, 83% could both read and write, 0% could read but not write, and 17% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 84.6% reading and writing against 81.5% 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.
Medcalf common first names
The most common male names were William (3), John, Robert, Bertie and Cyrus. For women it was Mary (3), followed by Jane, Mary Lydia, Adelaide Kathleen and Annastatia.
Medcalf occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Medcalf's census form was "Scholar"; 18.9% (10) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were clerk / office worker (5.7%), general labourer (5.7%), railway / tram worker (5.7%) and shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (5.7%). Grouped by sector, professional accounted for 9.4% of all Medcalfs, followed by clerical & administration, general labourers and retail & commerce.
What religion is Medcalf?
Medcalfs were overwhelmingly Anglican, 96.2% of them. The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (3.8%).
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Medcalf statistics (1911)
Number: 53
Rank: 5,585
Average Age: 29
Medcalf in the USA (2020)
Number: 1,201
Rank: 22,053
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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