Baird family name history and map
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Baird in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 1,512 people named Baird in Ireland, about 0.034% of everyone living in the country at the time and the 575th most common surname overall. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 753 men and 759 women.
Counties with Baird in Ireland
Antrim was Baird country: 38.8% of them (587 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Down (280), Donegal (136), Derry (114) and Tyrone (99).
Baird average age in 1911
The average Baird in 1911 was 30.0 years old, 29.2 for men and 30.8 for women; almost exactly in line with 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.
Baird literacy in 1911
Of the Bairds whose literacy was recorded, 82.1% could both read and write, 3.7% could read but not write, and 14.2% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 83.3% reading and writing against 81% 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.
Baird common first names
The most common male names were James (82), William, John, Robert and David. For women it was Mary (49), followed by Margaret, Jane, Sarah and Elizabeth.
Baird occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Baird's census form was "Scholar"; 20.7% (313) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (12.2%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (3.6%), general labourer (3.4%) and textile worker (3.3%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 15.9% of all Bairds, followed by textiles & clothing, retail & commerce and general labourers.
What religion is Baird?
Most Bairds, 56.2%, were Presbyterian. The remainder were mostly Anglican (29.1%), Roman Catholic (8.3%), Methodist (1.9%) and Baptist (1.3%).
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Baird statistics (1911)
Number: 1,512
Rank: 575
Average Age: 30
Baird in the USA (2020)
Number: 33,405
Rank: 1,034
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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