Redden family name history
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Redden in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 109 people named Redden in Ireland; roughly one in every 40,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 55 men and 53 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Redden in Ireland
Offaly had the largest share of Reddens, 20.2% (22 people). Next came Galway (16), Westmeath (12), Cork (11) and Limerick (11).
Redden average age in 1911
The average Redden in 1911 was 27.0 years old, 29.1 for men and 24.8 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.
Redden literacy in 1911
Of the Reddens whose literacy was recorded, 73% could both read and write, 9% could read but not write, and 18% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 77.4% reading and writing against 68.1% 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.
Redden common first names
The most common male names were John (13), Patrick, Michael, Thomas and Bernard. For women it was Mary (9), followed by Bridget, Alice, Annie and Margaret.
Redden occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Redden's census form was "Scholar"; 17.4% (19) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farm labourer (13.8%), farmer (10.1%), general labourer (4.6%) and no occupation / dependent (4.6%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 24.8% of all Reddens, followed by domestic service, general labourers and no occupation / dependent.
What religion is Redden?
Reddens were predominantly Roman Catholic (89.9%). The remainder were mostly Anglican (9.2%).
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Redden statistics (1911)
109 in Ireland
3,655 most common surname in Ireland
27 average age
Reddenin the USA (2020)
8,761 in USA (2020)
3,932 rank in USA (2020)
