Bovenizer family name history and map
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Bovenizer in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 54 people named Bovenizer in Ireland; roughly one in every 81,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 26 men and 28 women.
Counties with Bovenizer in Ireland
Limerick was Bovenizer country: 40.7% of them (22 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Dublin (19), Kerry (7), Cork (3) and Mayo (1).
Bovenizer average age in 1911
The average Bovenizer in 1911 was 34.4 years old, 30.2 for men and 38.2 for women; noticeably 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.
Bovenizer literacy in 1911
Of the Bovenizers whose literacy was recorded, 92.6% could both read and write, 1.9% could read but not write, and 5.6% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 96.4% reading and writing against 88.5% 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.
Bovenizer common first names
The most common male names were John (5), George, Henry, Robert and William. For women it was Annie (2), followed by Alleen, Clarinda, Elizabeth Ann and Elizabeth Kate.
Bovenizer occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Bovenizer's census form was "Scholar"; 18.5% (10) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were agent / manager (5.6%), dressmaker / milliner (5.6%), farmer (5.6%) and carter / driver / groom (3.7%). Grouped by sector, domestic service accounted for 9.3% of all Bovenizers, followed by textiles & clothing, agriculture and retail & commerce.
What religion is Bovenizer?
Bovenizers were predominantly Anglican (79.6%). The remainder were mostly Methodist (14.8%) and Roman Catholic (5.6%).
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Bovenizer statistics (1911)
Number: 54
Rank: 5,519
Average Age: 34
Bovenizerin the USA (2020)
Number: 0
Rank: 0
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
