Mellon family name history and map
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Mellon in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 437 people named Mellon in Ireland; roughly one in every 10,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more women than men recorded: 248 women to 189 men.
Counties with Mellon in Ireland
Tyrone was Mellon country: 33.9% of them (148 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Derry (118), Antrim (73), Dublin (36) and Down (11).
Mellon average age in 1911
The average Mellon in 1911 was 30.1 years old, 29.6 for men and 30.5 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.
Mellon literacy in 1911
Of the Mellons whose literacy was recorded, 71.6% could both read and write, 8.5% could read but not write, and 19.9% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 73.6% reading and writing against 68.9% 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.
Mellon common first names
The most common male names were James (27), John, Patrick, William and Michael. For women it was Mary (28), followed by Annie, Catherine, Margaret and Ellen.
Mellon occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Mellon's census form was "Scholar"; 19% (83) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (9.8%), farm labourer (8.9%), seamstress (4.6%) and domestic servant (3.2%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 18.8% of all Mellons, followed by textiles & clothing, domestic service and general labourers.
What religion is Mellon?
Mellons were predominantly Roman Catholic (79.2%). The remainder were mostly Anglican (11.7%), Presbyterian (8.5%), Plymouth Brethren (0.2%) and Protestant (0.2%).
Mellon statistics (1911)
Number: 437
Rank: 1,478
Average Age: 30
Mellon in the USA (2020)
Number: 4,099
Rank: 7,770
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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