Goddard family name history and map
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Goddard in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 52 people named Goddard in Ireland; roughly one in every 84,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 27 men and 25 women.
Counties with Goddard in Ireland
The Goddards were heavily concentrated in Dublin, home to 50% of them (26 people). Next came Cork (11), Kerry (3), Wexford (3) and Kildare (2).
Goddard average age in 1911
The average Goddard in 1911 was 33.8 years old, 33.7 for men and 33.9 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.
Goddard literacy in 1911
Of the Goddards whose literacy was recorded, 74.5% could both read and write, 3.9% could read but not write, and 21.6% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 85.2% reading and writing against 62.5% of 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.
Goddard common first names
The most common male names were John (4), George, Frederick, William and Albert. For women it was Mary (3), followed by Bertha, Bertha Joan, Bridget and Catherine.
Goddard occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Goddard's census form was "Scholar"; 11.5% (6) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were general labourer (9.6%), farmer (7.7%), domestic servant (5.8%) and carter / driver / groom (1.9%). Grouped by sector, general labourers accounted for 9.6% of all Goddards, followed by agriculture, domestic service and textiles & clothing.
What religion is Goddard?
Most Goddards, 51.9%, were Anglican. The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (28.8%) and Methodist (1.9%).
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Goddard statistics (1911)
Number: 52
Rank: 5,653
Average Age: 34
Goddard in the USA (2020)
Number: 14,774
Rank: 2,406
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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