Bovaird family name history
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Bovaird in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 117 people named Bovaird in Ireland; roughly one in every 38,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 58 men and 59 women.
Counties with Bovaird in Ireland
The Bovairds were heavily concentrated in Donegal, home to 65.8% of them (77 people). Next came Derry (32), Antrim (4) and Tyrone (4).
Bovaird average age in 1911
The average Bovaird in 1911 was 29.4 years old, 33.1 for men and 25.9 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.
Bovaird literacy in 1911
Of the Bovairds whose literacy was recorded, 83.6% could both read and write, 2.7% could read but not write, and 13.6% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 92.7% reading and writing against 74.5% 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.
Bovaird common first names
The most common male names were John (9), James, William, Alexander and Samuel. For women it was Jane (4), followed by Maggie, Margaret, Ellen and Ellen Mary.
Bovaird occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Bovaird's census form was "Scholar"; 17.1% (20) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (13.7%), general labourer (6.8%), domestic servant (3.4%) and carpenter / joiner (2.6%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 16.2% of all Bovairds, followed by general labourers, building & construction and domestic service.
What religion is Bovaird?
Most Bovairds, 53.8%, were Anglican. The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (30.8%) and Roman Catholic (15.4%).
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Bovaird statistics (1911)
Number: 117
Rank: 3,501
Average Age: 29
Bovairdin the USA (2020)
Number: 277
Rank: 75,111
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
