Boyland family name history
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Boyland in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 112 people named Boyland in Ireland; roughly one in every 39,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 50 men and 61 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Boyland in Ireland
The Boylands were heavily concentrated in Monaghan, home to 61.6% of them (69 people). Next came Antrim (20), Dublin (13), Derry (4) and Down (4).
Boyland average age in 1911
The average Boyland in 1911 was 32.9 years old, 34.7 for men and 31.5 for women; slightly older 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.
Boyland literacy in 1911
Of the Boylands whose literacy was recorded, 77.1% could both read and write, 8.3% could read but not write, and 14.7% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 79.6% reading and writing against 75% 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.
Boyland common first names
The most common male names were John (11), Peter, James, Patrick and Edward. For women it was Mary (6), followed by Margaret, Ellen, Mary Anne and Mary Ellen.
Boyland occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Boyland's census form was "Scholar"; 19.6% (22) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (17%), general labourer (3.6%), domestic servant (2.7%) and farm labourer (2.7%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 19.6% of all Boylands, followed by textiles & clothing, domestic service and general labourers.
What religion is Boyland?
Boylands were predominantly Roman Catholic (72.3%). The remainder were mostly Anglican (17.9%) and Presbyterian (8.9%).
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Boyland statistics (1911)
Number: 112
Rank: 3,599
Average Age: 33
Boylandin the USA (2020)
Number: 1,344
Rank: 20,034
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
