Bonham family name history and map
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Bonham in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 55 people named Bonham in Ireland; roughly one in every 80,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 29 men and 26 women.
Counties with Bonham in Ireland
Laois was Bonham country: 43.6% of them (24 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Dublin (21), Kerry (5), Galway (3) and Carlow (2).
Bonham average age in 1911
The average Bonham in 1911 was 32.1 years old, 30.9 for men and 33.5 for women; slightly older 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.
Bonham literacy in 1911
Of the Bonhams whose literacy was recorded, 83.6% could both read and write, 3.6% could read but not write, and 12.7% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 86.2% reading and writing against 80.8% 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.
Bonham common first names
The most common male names were John (4), James, William, Augustine and Henry. For women it was Mary (6), followed by Margaret, Kate, Agnes and Alice.
Bonham occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Bonham's census form was "Scholar"; 21.8% (12) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were domestic servant (7.3%), railway / tram worker (7.3%), clerk / office worker (5.5%) and general labourer (3.6%). Grouped by sector, domestic service accounted for 10.9% of all Bonhams, followed by transport, clerical & administration and agriculture.
What religion is Bonham?
Bonhams were predominantly Roman Catholic (89.1%). The remainder were mostly Anglican (10.9%).
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Bonham statistics (1911)
Number: 55
Rank: 5,461
Average Age: 32
Bonhamin the USA (2020)
Number: 6,151
Rank: 5,466
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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