Rockford family name history and map
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Rockford in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 75 people named Rockford in Ireland; roughly one in every 59,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 36 men and 38 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Rockford in Ireland
Wexford was Rockford country: 44% of them (33 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Dublin (24), Clare (5), Cork (4) and Mayo (2).
Rockford average age in 1911
The average Rockford in 1911 was 36.5 years old, 40.0 for men and 33.3 for women; noticeably 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.
Rockford literacy in 1911
Of the Rockfords whose literacy was recorded, 79.5% could both read and write, 1.4% could read but not write, and 19.2% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 81.1% reading and writing against 77.8% 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.
Rockford common first names
The most common male names were John (6), Patrick, Richard, James and Michael. For women it was Margaret (6), followed by Catherine, Ellen, Bridget and Mary.
Rockford occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Rockfords was farmer, 14.7% of them (11 people). Next came general labourer (8%), scholar / student (8%), domestic servant (6.7%) and farm labourer (5.3%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 20% of all Rockfords, followed by domestic service, general labourers and fishing.
What religion is Rockford?
Rockfords were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 94.7% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (4%).
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Rockford statistics (1911)
Number: 75
Rank: 4,572
Average Age: 37
Rockford in the USA (2020)
Number: 381
Rank: 57,668
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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