Welson family name history and map

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Welson in 1911 Ireland

The 1911 Census recorded just 14 people named Welson in Ireland: 5 men and 9 women.

Counties with Welson in Ireland

Most Welsons were found in Antrim (6), with smaller numbers in Down (5), Donegal (1), Fermanagh (1) and Laois (1).
Surname distribution map, 1911 census

Welson average age in 1911

The average Welson in 1911 was 29.8 years old, though with only 14 people recorded, averages like this should be taken loosely.

Welson literacy in 1911

Of the Welsons whose literacy was recorded, 78.6% could both read and write, 7.1% could read but not write, and 14.3% could do neither.

Welson common first names

Among the Welsons were men named George, James, John, Robert James and Samuel and women named Annie, Gorgeina, Maggie, Margaret E and Margartt Jane.

Welson occupations in 1911

Occupations were only recorded for a small share of Welsons. Among them were 3 recorded as seamstress, 2 recorded as other maker / factory worker, 1 recorded as clergy / religious, 1 recorded as clerk / office worker and 1 recorded as domestic servant.

What religion is Welson?

Most Welsons, 50%, were Presbyterian. The remainder were mostly Anglican (35.7%), Methodist (7.1%) and Roman Catholic (7.1%).

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Welson statistics (1911)

Number: 14
Rank: 11,695
Average Age: 30

Welsonin the USA (2020)

Number: 672
Rank: 35,918

Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero. 

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