Boyles family name history
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Boyles in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 112 people named Boyles in Ireland; roughly one in every 39,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 51 men and 60 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Boyles in Ireland
The Boyleses were heavily concentrated in Antrim, home to 70.5% of them (79 people). Next came Down (30), Mayo (1), Tyrone (1) and Wexford (1).
Boyles average age in 1911
The average Boyles in 1911 was 25.1 years old, 22.8 for men and 27.1 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.
Boyles literacy in 1911
Of the Boyleses whose literacy was recorded, 81.2% could both read and write, 3.6% could read but not write, and 14.3% could do neither. The figures were much the same for men and 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.
Boyles common first names
The most common male names were James (9), John, Samuel, William and William John. For women it was Agnes (6), followed by Margaret, Mary, Eliza and Elizabeth.
Boyles occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Boyles's census form was "Scholar"; 27.7% (31) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were textile worker (11.6%), general labourer (9.8%), metal worker / engineer (6.2%) and clerk / office worker (2.7%). Grouped by sector, textiles & clothing accounted for 13.4% of all Boyleses, followed by general labourers, metal & engineering and transport.
What religion is Boyles?
Most Boyleses, 51.8%, were Anglican. The remainder were mostly Methodist (18.8%), Roman Catholic (14.3%), Congregationalist (7.1%) and Presbyterian (6.2%).
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Boyles statistics (1911)
Number: 112
Rank: 3,599
Average Age: 25
Boylesin the USA (2020)
Number: 10,361
Rank: 3,377
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
