Ashford family name history and map
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Ashford in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 52 people named Ashford in Ireland; roughly one in every 84,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 25 men and 27 women.
Counties with Ashford in Ireland
The Ashfords were heavily concentrated in Wicklow, home to 55.8% of them (29 people). Next came Limerick (8), Dublin (6), Longford (4) and Antrim (3).
Ashford average age in 1911
The average Ashford in 1911 was 23.8 years old, 25.0 for men and 22.7 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.
Ashford literacy in 1911
Of the Ashfords whose literacy was recorded, 77.6% could both read and write, 2% could read but not write, and 20.4% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 79.2% reading and writing against 76% 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.
Ashford common first names
The most common male names were George (3), John, Thomas, William and Joseph. For women it was Catherine (3), followed by Mary, Sarah, Annie and Eliza.
Ashford occupations in 1911
The most common entry on an Ashford's census form was "Scholar"; 21.2% (11) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were builder / contractor (3.8%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (3.8%), blacksmith / smith (1.9%) and domestic servant (1.9%). Grouped by sector, retail & commerce accounted for 5.8% of all Ashfords, followed by building & construction, metal & engineering and agriculture.
What religion is Ashford?
Ashfords were predominantly Roman Catholic (86.5%). The remainder were mostly Anglican (13.5%).
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Ashford statistics (1911)
Number: 52
Rank: 5,653
Average Age: 24
Ashford in the USA (2020)
Number: 9,181
Rank: 3,768
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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