Boden family name history
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Boden in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 158 people named Boden in Ireland; roughly one in every 28,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 74 men and 84 women.
Counties with Boden in Ireland
Down was Boden country: 31% of them (49 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Louth (35), Antrim (29), Dublin (13) and Derry (8).
Boden average age in 1911
The average Boden in 1911 was 29.6 years old, 29.5 for men and 29.7 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.
Boden literacy in 1911
Of the Bodens whose literacy was recorded, 77.1% could both read and write, 3.3% could read but not write, and 19.6% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 79.3% reading and writing against 74.6% 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.
Boden common first names
The most common male names were John (12), Patrick, James, Thomas and Michael; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (10), followed by Bridget, Annie, Maggie and Sarah.
Boden occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Boden's census form was "Scholar"; 24.1% (38) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (11.4%), metal worker / engineer (4.4%), textile worker (4.4%) and farm labourer (3.8%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 15.2% of all Bodens, followed by textiles & clothing, metal & engineering and retail & commerce.
What religion is Boden?
Most Bodens, 55.1%, were Roman Catholic. The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (25.3%), Anglican (9.5%), Congregationalist (5.1%) and Baptist (3.2%).
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Boden statistics (1911)
Number: 158
Rank: 2,908
Average Age: 30
Bodenin the USA (2020)
Number: 4,138
Rank: 7,713
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
