Greenfield family name history
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Greenfield in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 142 people named Greenfield in Ireland; roughly one in every 31,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 70 men and 72 women.
Counties with Greenfield in Ireland
Antrim was Greenfield country: 48.6% of them (69 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Down (50), Dublin (9), Armagh (7) and Limerick (3).
Greenfield average age in 1911
The average Greenfield in 1911 was 31.9 years old, 32.7 for men and 31.2 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.
Greenfield literacy in 1911
Of the Greenfields whose literacy was recorded, 82.9% could both read and write, 5.7% could read but not write, and 11.4% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 85.5% reading and writing against 80.3% 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.
Greenfield common first names
The most common male names were James (10), John, Samuel, William and George. For women it was Agnes (4), followed by Margaret, Mary, Sarah and Jane.
Greenfield occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Greenfield's census form was "Scholar"; 18.3% (26) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were textile worker (13.4%), farmer (7%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (7%) and general labourer (3.5%). Grouped by sector, textiles & clothing accounted for 16.2% of all Greenfields, followed by agriculture, retail & commerce and general labourers.
What religion is Greenfield?
Most Greenfields, 65.5%, were Anglican. The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (11.3%), Roman Catholic (10.6%), Unitarian (9.9%) and Congregationalist (1.4%).
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Greenfield statistics (1911)
Number: 142
Rank: 3,103
Average Age: 32
Greenfieldin the USA (2020)
Number: 11,457
Rank: 3,057
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
