Soden family name history
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Soden in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 139 people named Soden in Ireland; roughly one in every 32,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 66 men and 73 women.
Counties with Soden in Ireland
The Sodens were heavily concentrated in Cavan, home to 61.9% of them (86 people). Next came Dublin (28), Sligo (6), Kildare (5) and Longford (5).
Soden average age in 1911
The average Soden in 1911 was 30.3 years old, 32.6 for men and 28.2 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.
Soden literacy in 1911
Of the Sodens whose literacy was recorded, 81.5% could both read and write, 0.8% could read but not write, and 17.7% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 88.1% reading and writing against 74.6% 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.
Soden common first names
The most common male names were Patrick (10), James, John, William and Michael. For women it was Mary (9), followed by Margaret, Bridget, Ellen and Rose.
Soden occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Soden's census form was "Scholar"; 26.6% (37) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (18.7%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (5%), domestic servant (2.9%) and retired / pensioner (2.9%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 21.6% of all Sodens, followed by retail & commerce, domestic service and professional.
What religion is Soden?
Most Sodens, 69.1%, were Roman Catholic. The remainder were mostly Anglican (26.6%) and Non-Conformist (1.4%).
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Soden statistics (1911)
Number: 139
Rank: 3,143
Average Age: 30
Sodenin the USA (2020)
Number: 1,916
Rank: 14,846
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
