Broomfield family name history and map
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Broomfield in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 50 people named Broomfield in Ireland; roughly one in every 88,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 23 men and 27 women.
Counties with Broomfield in Ireland
Laois was Broomfield country: 48% of them (24 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Armagh (7), Dublin (7), Antrim (5) and Derry (4).
Broomfield average age in 1911
The average Broomfield in 1911 was 32.2 years old, 31.0 for men and 33.2 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.
Broomfield literacy in 1911
Of the Broomfields whose literacy was recorded, 93.9% could both read and write, 0% could read but not write, and 6.1% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 100% reading and writing against 87% 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.
Broomfield common first names
The most common male names were John (3), William, C W S, Henry Parnell and Abraham Hipwell. For women it was Eliza (2), followed by Elizabeth, Rebecca, Caroline Sophia and Ellen.
Broomfield occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Broomfields was farmer, 20% of them (10 people). Next came scholar / student (14%), domestic servant (4%), sailor / dock worker (4%) and carpenter / joiner (2%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 20% of all Broomfields, followed by domestic service, transport and building & construction.
What religion is Broomfield?
Most Broomfields, 60%, were Anglican. The remainder were mostly Methodist (16%), Presbyterian (14%) and Roman Catholic (10%).
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Broomfield statistics (1911)
Number: 50
Rank: 5,790
Average Age: 32
Broomfield in the USA (2020)
Number: 2,686
Rank: 11,250
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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