Boyce family name history and map
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Boyce in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 1,755 people named Boyce in Ireland, about 0.04% of everyone living in the country at the time and the 498th most common surname overall. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 841 men and 912 women. (A small number, 2, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Boyce in Ireland
Donegal was Boyce country: 34.8% of them (611 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Down (277), Antrim (174), Armagh (131) and Dublin (127).
Boyce average age in 1911
The average Boyce in 1911 was 29.5 years old, 29.6 for men and 29.4 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.
Boyce literacy in 1911
Of the Boyces whose literacy was recorded, 73.7% could both read and write, 3.5% could read but not write, and 22.7% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 75.6% reading and writing against 71.7% 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.
Boyce common first names
The most common male names were John (107), James, Patrick, Michael and William. For women it was Mary (111), followed by Bridget, Sarah, Annie and Catherine.
Boyce occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Boyce's census form was "Scholar"; 20.6% (361) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (15.8%), textile worker (5.1%), general labourer (3.1%) and farm labourer (2.8%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 19% of all Boyces, followed by textiles & clothing, domestic service and general labourers.
What religion is Boyce?
Most Boyces, 59.1%, were Roman Catholic. The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (21.5%), Anglican (16.1%), Methodist (1.3%) and Plymouth Brethren (0.7%).
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Boyce statistics (1911)
Number: 1,755
Rank: 498
Average Age: 30
Boycein the USA (2020)
Number: 26,044
Rank: 1,327
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
