Woodburn family name history and map
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Woodburn in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 82 people named Woodburn in Ireland; roughly one in every 54,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more women than men recorded: 46 women to 36 men.
Counties with Woodburn in Ireland
Derry was Woodburn country: 39% of them (32 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Antrim (26), Cork (6), Dublin (6) and Down (3).
Woodburn average age in 1911
The average Woodburn in 1911 was 30.3 years old, 32.7 for men and 28.4 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.
Woodburn literacy in 1911
Of the Woodburns whose literacy was recorded, 85.4% could both read and write, 2.4% could read but not write, and 12.2% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 88.9% reading and writing against 82.6% 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.
Woodburn common first names
The most common male names were George (5), John, Samuel, David and William. For women it was Elizabeth (6), followed by Mary, Ada Frances Joy, Annie and Isabel.
Woodburn occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Woodburn's census form was "Scholar"; 18.3% (15) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (14.6%), clerk / office worker (3.7%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (3.7%) and clergy / religious (2.4%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 15.9% of all Woodburns, followed by professional, clerical & administration and domestic service.
What religion is Woodburn?
Most Woodburns, 64.6%, were Presbyterian. The remainder were mostly Anglican (29.3%) and Roman Catholic (6.1%).
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Woodburn statistics (1911)
Number: 82
Rank: 4,352
Average Age: 30
Woodburnin the USA (2020)
Number: 2,429
Rank: 12,227
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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