Bamford family name history and map
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Bamford in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 231 people named Bamford in Ireland; roughly one in every 19,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 108 men and 120 women. (A small number, 3, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Bamford in Ireland
The Bamfords were heavily concentrated in Antrim, home to 61.5% of them (142 people). Next came Dublin (22), Down (16), Derry (10) and Louth (9).
Bamford average age in 1911
The average Bamford in 1911 was 29.9 years old, 26.7 for men and 32.7 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.
Bamford literacy in 1911
Of the Bamfords whose literacy was recorded, 83.4% could both read and write, 2.2% could read but not write, and 14.3% could do neither. The figures were much the same for men and 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.
Bamford common first names
The most common male names were James (11), Robert, William, Samuel and Charles. For women it was Margaret (8), followed by Mary, Annie, Jane and Mary Jane.
Bamford occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Bamford's census form was "Scholar"; 16% (37) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (8.7%), textile worker (6.5%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (3.9%) and general labourer (3%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 9.5% of all Bamfords, followed by textiles & clothing, retail & commerce and general labourers.
What religion is Bamford?
Most Bamfords, 51.5%, were Presbyterian. The remainder were mostly Anglican (32.9%), Methodist (11.7%) and Roman Catholic (2.6%).
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Bamford statistics (1911)
Number: 231
Rank: 2,302
Average Age: 30
Bamford in the USA (2020)
Number: 1,950
Rank: 14,661
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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