Purtell family name history and map
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Purtell in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 57 people named Purtell in Ireland; roughly one in every 77,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more men than women recorded: 32 men to 25 women.
Counties with Purtell in Ireland
Limerick was Purtell country: 45.6% of them (26 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Clare (11), Dublin (10), Westmeath (4) and Kildare (2).
Purtell average age in 1911
The average Purtell in 1911 was 24.3 years old, 23.0 for men and 26.0 for women; noticeably 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.
Purtell literacy in 1911
Of the Purtells whose literacy was recorded, 70.9% could both read and write, 5.5% could read but not write, and 23.6% 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.
Purtell common first names
The most common male names were John (8), Michael, Patrick, Thomas and Denis. For women it was Margaret (4), followed by Mary, Ellen, Jeannett and Josephine.
Purtell occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Purtell's census form was "Scholar"; 28.1% (16) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (10.5%), general labourer (8.8%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (5.3%) and tailor (5.3%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 10.5% of all Purtells, followed by general labourers, retail & commerce and textiles & clothing.
What religion is Purtell?
Purtells were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 91.2% of them.
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Purtell statistics (1911)
Number: 57
Rank: 5,337
Average Age: 24
Purtell in the USA (2020)
Number: 1,468
Rank: 18,570
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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