Goudy family name history
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Goudy in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 124 people named Goudy in Ireland; roughly one in every 35,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more men than women recorded: 73 men to 51 women.
Counties with Goudy in Ireland
The Goudys were heavily concentrated in Antrim, home to 71.8% of them (89 people). Next came Down (24), Louth (7) and Tyrone (4).
Goudy average age in 1911
The average Goudy in 1911 was 27.6 years old, 26.2 for men and 29.7 for women; a touch 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.
Goudy literacy in 1911
Of the Goudys whose literacy was recorded, 82.3% could both read and write, 2.4% could read but not write, and 15.3% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 90.2% reading and writing against 76.7% 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.
Goudy common first names
The most common male names were John (14), William, James, Robert and Samuel. For women it was Sarah (8), followed by Elizabeth, Margaret, Martha and Annie.
Goudy occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Goudy's census form was "Scholar"; 29.8% (37) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were textile worker (7.3%), farmer (6.5%), other maker / factory worker (4.8%) and metal worker / engineer (3.2%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 9.7% of all Goudys, followed by textiles & clothing, manufacturing & trades and building & construction.
What religion is Goudy?
Most Goudys, 59.7%, were Presbyterian. The remainder were mostly Anglican (20.2%), Roman Catholic (14.5%), Methodist (4.8%) and Congregationalist (0.8%).
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Goudy statistics (1911)
Number: 124
Rank: 3,386
Average Age: 28
Goudyin the USA (2020)
Number: 2,458
Rank: 12,104
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
