Coard family name history and map
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Coard in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 104 people named Coard in Ireland; roughly one in every 42,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 52 men and 52 women.
Counties with Coard in Ireland
The Coards were heavily concentrated in Antrim, home to 61.5% of them (64 people). Next came Dublin (22) and Down (18).
Coard average age in 1911
The average Coard in 1911 was 24.0 years old, 23.1 for men and 25.0 for women; noticeably 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.
Coard literacy in 1911
Of the Coards whose literacy was recorded, 78.8% could both read and write, 1.9% could read but not write, and 19.2% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 80.8% reading and writing against 76.9% 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.
Coard common first names
The most common male names were Samuel (6), Thomas, William, John and David. For women it was Elizabeth (5), followed by Agness, Agnes, Annie and Isabella.
Coard occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Coard's census form was "Scholar"; 29.8% (31) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were textile worker (14.4%), general labourer (6.7%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (3.8%) and metal worker / engineer (2.9%). Grouped by sector, textiles & clothing accounted for 16.3% of all Coards, followed by general labourers, metal & engineering and retail & commerce.
What religion is Coard?
Most Coards, 58.7%, were Anglican. The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (31.7%), Congregationalist (3.8%), Plymouth Brethren (3.8%) and Methodist (1%).
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Coard statistics (1911)
Number: 104
Rank: 3,758
Average Age: 24
Coard in the USA (2020)
Number: 517
Rank: 44,679
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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