Bowden family name history and map
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Bowden in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 453 people named Bowden in Ireland; roughly one in every 9,700 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 214 men and 237 women. (A small number, 2, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Bowden in Ireland
Antrim was Bowden country: 25.4% of them (115 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Dublin (86), Down (84), Kilkenny (50) and Louth (34).
Bowden average age in 1911
The average Bowden in 1911 was 27.8 years old, 27.2 for men and 28.4 for women; a touch younger 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.
Bowden literacy in 1911
Of the Bowdens whose literacy was recorded, 79.6% could both read and write, 4.5% could read but not write, and 15.9% could do neither. The figures were much the same for men and 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.
Bowden common first names
The most common male names were William (30), John, James, Michael and David. For women it was Mary (27), followed by Margaret, Elizabeth, Bridget and Jane.
Bowden occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Bowden's census form was "Scholar"; 18.1% (82) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (7.1%), general labourer (6%), textile worker (4.4%) and shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (3.1%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 9.3% of all Bowdens, followed by general labourers, textiles & clothing and domestic service.
What religion is Bowden?
The largest religious group among Bowdens was Roman Catholic, at 45.9%. The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (32.9%), Anglican (16.3%), Methodist (2.9%) and Baptist (0.4%).
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Bowden statistics (1911)
Number: 453
Rank: 1,439
Average Age: 28
Bowdenin the USA (2020)
Number: 23,246
Rank: 1,497
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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