Metcalfe family name history and map
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Metcalfe in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 216 people named Metcalfe in Ireland; roughly one in every 20,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more women than men recorded: 129 women to 87 men.
Counties with Metcalfe in Ireland
Dublin was Metcalfe country: 35.2% of them (76 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Armagh (34), Antrim (16), Wicklow (15) and Cork (12).
Metcalfe average age in 1911
The average Metcalfe in 1911 was 28.3 years old, 25.1 for men and 30.5 for women; a touch younger than 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.
Metcalfe literacy in 1911
Of the Metcalfes whose literacy was recorded, 82% could both read and write, 4.4% could read but not write, and 13.7% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 85.4% reading and writing against 76.8% 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.
Metcalfe common first names
The most common male names were John (8), Anthony, Edward, George and James. For women it was Mary (10), followed by Annie, Margaret, Elizabeth and Ellen.
Metcalfe occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Metcalfe's census form was "Scholar"; 18.1% (39) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (4.2%), clerk / office worker (3.7%), farmer (3.7%) and textile worker (2.3%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 6.5% of all Metcalfes, followed by retail & commerce, clerical & administration and professional.
What religion is Metcalfe?
The largest religious group among Metcalfes was Anglican, at 41.7%. The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (35.2%), Methodist (13.4%), Presbyterian (3.7%) and Salvation Army (2.8%).
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Metcalfe statistics (1911)
Number: 216
Rank: 2,383
Average Age: 28
Metcalfein the USA (2020)
Number: 4,761
Rank: 6,809
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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