Ballard family name history and map
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Ballard in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 71 people named Ballard in Ireland; roughly one in every 62,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 36 men and 35 women.
Counties with Ballard in Ireland
Antrim was Ballard country: 29.6% of them (21 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Dublin (15), Armagh (8), Derry (8) and Down (7).
Ballard average age in 1911
The average Ballard in 1911 was 29.0 years old, 24.3 for men and 33.9 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.
Ballard literacy in 1911
Of the Ballards whose literacy was recorded, 73.1% could both read and write, 4.5% could read but not write, and 22.4% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 81.2% reading and writing against 65.7% 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.
Ballard common first names
The most common male names were Joseph (5), John, James, Thomas and William. For women it was Annie (4), followed by Ada, Dorothy Margaret, Elizabeth and Jennie.
Ballard occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Ballard's census form was "Scholar"; 19.7% (14) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were general labourer (12.7%), carter / driver / groom (7%), clerk / office worker (4.2%) and textile worker (4.2%). Grouped by sector, general labourers accounted for 12.7% of all Ballards, followed by textiles & clothing, transport and clerical & administration.
What religion is Ballard?
The largest religious group among Ballards was Anglican, at 47.9%. The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (25.4%), Presbyterian (14.1%), Methodist (11.3%) and Seventh Day Adventist (1.4%).
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Ballard statistics (1911)
Number: 71
Rank: 4,725
Average Age: 29
Ballardin the USA (2020)
Number: 57,424
Rank: 574
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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