Bedford family name history and map
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Bedford in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 68 people named Bedford in Ireland; roughly one in every 65,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 35 men and 33 women.
Counties with Bedford in Ireland
The Bedfords were heavily concentrated in Dublin, home to 51.5% of them (35 people). Next came Down (9), Louth (8), Limerick (5) and Cork (4).
Bedford average age in 1911
The average Bedford in 1911 was 28.1 years old, 27.6 for men and 28.5 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.
Bedford literacy in 1911
Of the Bedfords whose literacy was recorded, 75% could both read and write, 1.5% could read but not write, and 23.5% 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.
Bedford common first names
The most common male names were Patrick (4), James, William, Charles and Edward. For women it was Mary (5), followed by Ellen, Elizabeth, Julia and Alice.
Bedford occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Bedford's census form was "Scholar"; 17.6% (12) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farm labourer (10.3%), domestic servant (8.8%), textile worker (7.4%) and general labourer (5.9%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 14.7% of all Bedfords, followed by domestic service, textiles & clothing and general labourers.
What religion is Bedford?
Bedfords were predominantly Roman Catholic (73.5%). The remainder were mostly Anglican (26.5%).
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Bedford statistics (1911)
Number: 68
Rank: 4,837
Average Age: 28
Bedford in the USA (2020)
Number: 8,676
Rank: 3,963
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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