Elwood family name history and map
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Elwood in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 349 people named Elwood in Ireland; roughly one in every 13,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 168 men and 181 women.
Counties with Elwood in Ireland
Antrim was Elwood country: 41.3% of them (144 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Down (52), Roscommon (52), Galway (44) and Mayo (29).
Elwood average age in 1911
The average Elwood in 1911 was 26.9 years old, 26.7 for men and 27.1 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.
Elwood literacy in 1911
Of the Elwoods whose literacy was recorded, 76% could both read and write, 5% could read but not write, and 19% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 77.4% reading and writing against 74.4% 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.
Elwood common first names
The most common male names were James (16), John, Thomas, William and Robert. For women it was Mary (16), followed by Annie, Elizabeth, Bridget and Margaret.
Elwood occupations in 1911
The most common entry on an Elwood's census form was "Scholar"; 26.4% (92) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (10.6%), general labourer (4%), textile worker (3.2%) and metal worker / engineer (2.3%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 13.2% of all Elwoods, followed by textiles & clothing, general labourers and retail & commerce.
What religion is Elwood?
The largest religious group among Elwoods was Roman Catholic, at 47%. The remainder were mostly Anglican (27.8%), Presbyterian (13.8%), Methodist (7.2%) and Congregationalist (1.7%).
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Elwood statistics (1911)
Number: 349
Rank: 1,740
Average Age: 27
Elwood in the USA (2020)
Number: 4,781
Rank: 6,778
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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