Hood family name history and map
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Hood in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 452 people named Hood in Ireland; roughly one in every 9,700 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 214 men and 236 women. (A small number, 2, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Hood in Ireland
Antrim was Hood country: 48.7% of them (220 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Down (68), Tyrone (51), Derry (30) and Dublin (14).
Hood average age in 1911
The average Hood in 1911 was 31.0 years old, 29.4 for men and 32.5 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.
Hood literacy in 1911
Of the Hoods whose literacy was recorded, 80.6% could both read and write, 2.5% could read but not write, and 16.9% could do neither. The figures were much the same for men and 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.
Hood common first names
The most common male names were John (26), James, William, Robert and Samuel. For women it was Margaret (15), followed by Mary, Jane, Elizabeth and Agnes.
Hood occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Hood's census form was "Scholar"; 19.7% (89) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (11.1%), textile worker (6.2%), general labourer (2.9%) and shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (2.9%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 13.7% of all Hoods, followed by textiles & clothing, domestic service and general labourers.
What religion is Hood?
The largest religious group among Hoods was Presbyterian, at 48.2%. The remainder were mostly Anglican (30.1%), Roman Catholic (11.1%), Methodist (9.3%) and Plymouth Brethren (0.2%).
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Hood statistics (1911)
Number: 452
Rank: 1,444
Average Age: 31
Hood in the USA (2020)
Number: 52,395
Rank: 628
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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