Wadden family name history and map
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Wadden in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 62 people named Wadden in Ireland; roughly one in every 71,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 32 men and 30 women.
Counties with Wadden in Ireland
Wexford was Wadden country: 40.3% of them (25 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Wicklow (22), Mayo (7), Cork (4) and Antrim (1).
Wadden average age in 1911
The average Wadden in 1911 was 32.8 years old, 28.1 for men and 37.7 for women; slightly older 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.
Wadden literacy in 1911
Of the Waddens whose literacy was recorded, 63.3% could both read and write, 5% could read but not write, and 31.7% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 65.6% reading and writing against 60.7% 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.
Wadden common first names
The most common male names were John (6), Richard, James, Patrick and William. For women it was Mary (4), followed by Ellen, Maria, Bridget and Kate.
Wadden occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Waddens was farmer, 11.3% of them (7 people). Next came scholar / student (9.7%), general labourer (6.5%), farm labourer (3.2%) and housekeeper (1.6%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 14.5% of all Waddens, followed by general labourers, domestic service and textiles & clothing.
What religion is Wadden?
Waddens were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 100% of them.
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Wadden statistics (1911)
Number: 62
Rank: 5,082
Average Age: 33
Wadden in the USA (2020)
Number: 235
Rank: 85,600
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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