Norwood family name history and map
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Norwood in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 179 people named Norwood in Ireland; roughly one in every 25,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 84 men and 95 women.
Counties with Norwood in Ireland
The Norwoods were heavily concentrated in Antrim, home to 61.5% of them (110 people). Next came Down (55), Dublin (6), Kerry (3) and Cork (2).
Norwood average age in 1911
The average Norwood in 1911 was 27.5 years old, 26.0 for men and 28.8 for women; a touch 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.
Norwood literacy in 1911
Of the Norwoods whose literacy was recorded, 82.1% could both read and write, 2.3% could read but not write, and 15.6% 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.
Norwood common first names
The most common male names were Robert (9), David, James, John and Samuel. For women it was Sarah (9), followed by Margaret, Mary, Annie and Mary Jane.
Norwood occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Norwood's census form was "Scholar"; 30.7% (55) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were textile worker (7.3%), metal worker / engineer (3.9%), general labourer (3.4%) and other maker / factory worker (3.4%). Grouped by sector, textiles & clothing accounted for 8.9% of all Norwoods, followed by metal & engineering, agriculture and general labourers.
What religion is Norwood?
The largest religious group among Norwoods was Presbyterian, at 42.5%. The remainder were mostly Anglican (41.3%), Roman Catholic (10.1%) and Methodist (6.1%).
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Norwood statistics (1911)
Number: 179
Rank: 2,687
Average Age: 28
Norwoodin the USA (2020)
Number: 21,360
Rank: 1,633
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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