Ballam family name history and map

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Ballam in 1911 Ireland

The 1911 Census recorded just 23 people named Ballam in Ireland: 12 men and 11 women.

Counties with Ballam in Ireland

Most Ballams were found in Cavan (9), with smaller numbers in Leitrim (5), Dublin (4), Armagh (3) and Sligo (2).
Surname distribution map, 1911 census

Ballam average age in 1911

The average Ballam in 1911 was 28.1 years old, though with only 23 people recorded, averages like this should be taken loosely.

Ballam literacy in 1911

Of the Ballams whose literacy was recorded, 95.7% could both read and write, 0% could read but not write, and 4.3% could do neither.

Ballam common first names

Among the Ballams were men named Richard (2), Alfred Charles, Alick, Francis C and George Jackson and women named Elizabeth (2), Sarah (2), Anna O C, Eliza and Elizabeth Mary.

Ballam occupations in 1911

The most common entry on a Ballam's census form was "Scholar"; 34.8% (8) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (13%), farm labourer (8.7%), domestic servant (4.3%) and general labourer (4.3%).

What religion is Ballam?

Most Ballams, 52.2%, were Anglican. The remainder were mostly Methodist (47.8%).

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Ballam statistics (1911)

Number: 23
Rank: 8,816
Average Age: 28

Ballamin the USA (2020)

Number: 252
Rank: 81,047

Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero. 

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