Blackwood family name history and map
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Blackwood in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 197 people named Blackwood in Ireland; roughly one in every 22,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 97 men and 100 women.
Counties with Blackwood in Ireland
Down was Blackwood country: 35.5% of them (70 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Antrim (54), Armagh (25), Cork (10) and Dublin (10).
Blackwood average age in 1911
The average Blackwood in 1911 was 29.0 years old, 31.1 for men and 26.9 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.
Blackwood literacy in 1911
Of the Blackwoods whose literacy was recorded, 86.6% could both read and write, 2.7% could read but not write, and 10.7% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 89.4% reading and writing against 83.9% 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.
Blackwood common first names
The most common male names were James (14), John, Robert, David and William. For women it was Elizabeth (6), followed by Mary, Jane, Lizzie and Annie.
Blackwood occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Blackwood's census form was "Scholar"; 21.8% (43) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (10.2%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (5.1%), metal worker / engineer (3.6%) and clerk / office worker (3%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 11.7% of all Blackwoods, followed by retail & commerce, textiles & clothing and metal & engineering.
What religion is Blackwood?
Most Blackwoods, 51.8%, were Presbyterian. The remainder were mostly Anglican (16.8%), Methodist (13.7%), Baptist (7.1%) and Roman Catholic (6.6%).
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Blackwood statistics (1911)
Number: 197
Rank: 2,534
Average Age: 29
Blackwood in the USA (2020)
Number: 8,422
Rank: 4,084
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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