Warden family name history and map
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Warden in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 178 people named Warden in Ireland; roughly one in every 25,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 90 men and 88 women.
Counties with Warden in Ireland
The Wardens were heavily concentrated in Down, home to 53.9% of them (96 people). Next came Antrim (37), Armagh (25), Donegal (11) and Derry (6).
Warden average age in 1911
The average Warden in 1911 was 28.7 years old, 29.4 for men and 28.0 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.
Warden literacy in 1911
Of the Wardens whose literacy was recorded, 89.2% could both read and write, 3% could read but not write, and 7.8% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 91.6% reading and writing against 86.7% 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.
Warden common first names
The most common male names were John (13), Samuel, William, Robert and James. For women it was Martha (8), followed by Mary, Jane, Elizabeth and Hannah.
Warden occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Warden's census form was "Scholar"; 25.8% (46) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (21.9%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (3.9%), textile worker (3.9%) and general labourer (2.8%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 25.3% of all Wardens, followed by textiles & clothing, retail & commerce and general labourers.
What religion is Warden?
The largest religious group among Wardens was Presbyterian, at 48.9%. The remainder were mostly Anglican (44.4%) and Roman Catholic (6.2%).
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Warden statistics (1911)
Number: 178
Rank: 2,697
Average Age: 29
Warden in the USA (2020)
Number: 10,866
Rank: 3,241
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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