Goodman family name history and map
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Goodman in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 346 people named Goodman in Ireland; roughly one in every 13,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 170 men and 176 women.
Counties with Goodman in Ireland
Monaghan was Goodman country: 31.5% of them (109 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Dublin (53), Antrim (39), Down (32) and Louth (29).
Goodman average age in 1911
The average Goodman in 1911 was 29.9 years old, 28.1 for men and 31.7 for women; almost exactly in line with 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.
Goodman literacy in 1911
Of the Goodmans whose literacy was recorded, 74.9% could both read and write, 7.5% could read but not write, and 17.7% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 77% reading and writing against 72.8% 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.
Goodman common first names
The most common male names were Patrick (23), John, James, Peter and Thomas. For women it was Mary (23), followed by Annie, Bridget, Catherine and Alice.
Goodman occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Goodman's census form was "Scholar"; 18.8% (65) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (13.6%), domestic servant (4%), farm labourer (3.8%) and general labourer (3.5%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 18.2% of all Goodmans, followed by domestic service, retail & commerce and general labourers.
What religion is Goodman?
Goodmans were predominantly Roman Catholic (82.9%). The remainder were mostly Anglican (13.3%), Jewish (2.9%), Methodist (0.6%) and Presbyterian (0.3%).
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Goodman statistics (1911)
Number: 346
Rank: 1,746
Average Age: 30
Goodman in the USA (2020)
Number: 69,577
Rank: 469
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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