Greenwood family name history
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Greenwood in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 148 people named Greenwood in Ireland; roughly one in every 30,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 78 men and 69 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Greenwood in Ireland in 1911
The Greenwoods were heavily concentrated in Antrim, home to 62.2% of them (92 people). Next came Down (18), Dublin (10), Derry (8) and Cork (5).
Greenwood average age in 1911
The average Greenwood in 1911 was 26.7 years old, 26.5 for men and 27.0 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.
Greenwood literacy in 1911
Of the Greenwoods whose literacy was recorded, 81% could both read and write, 4.9% could read but not write, and 14.1% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 82.8% reading and writing against 79.2% 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.
Greenwood common first names
The most common male names were James (7), Samuel, William, John and Alfred. For women it was Annie (6), followed by Agnes, Ellen, Lizzie and Maggie.
Greenwood occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Greenwood's census form was "Scholar"; 16.9% (25) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were textile worker (8.8%), farm labourer (4.1%), metal worker / engineer (4.1%) and baker / confectioner (3.4%). Grouped by sector, textiles & clothing accounted for 10.8% of all Greenwoods, followed by agriculture, metal & engineering and transport.
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Greenwood statistics (1911)
148 in Ireland
3014 most common surname in Ireland
27 average age
Greenwoodin the USA (2020)
24066 in USA (2020)
1441 rank in USA (2020)
