Boyne family name history and map
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Boyne in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 264 people named Boyne in Ireland; roughly one in every 17,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 144 men and 119 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Boyne in Ireland
The Boynes were heavily concentrated in Dublin, home to 58% of them (153 people). Next came Kildare (40), Wexford (29), Meath (21) and Fermanagh (6).
Boyne average age in 1911
The average Boyne in 1911 was 25.6 years old, 27.1 for men and 23.8 for women; noticeably 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.
Boyne literacy in 1911
Of the Boynes whose literacy was recorded, 69.5% could both read and write, 4.2% could read but not write, and 26.4% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 70.5% reading and writing against 68.2% 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.
Boyne common first names
The most common male names were Patrick (16), John, Thomas, William and Edward. For women it was Mary (19), followed by Bridget, Catherine, Margaret and Anne.
Boyne occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Boyne's census form was "Scholar"; 22.7% (60) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were general labourer (9.1%), farmer (3%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (2.3%) and blacksmith / smith (1.9%). Grouped by sector, general labourers accounted for 9.1% of all Boynes, followed by agriculture, retail & commerce and transport.
What religion is Boyne?
Boynes were predominantly Roman Catholic (86.7%). The remainder were mostly Anglican (3%) and Presbyterian (0.4%).
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Boyne statistics (1911)
Number: 264
Rank: 2,090
Average Age: 26
Boyne in the USA (2020)
Number: 877
Rank: 28,854
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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