Woodbyrne family name history and map
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Woodbyrne in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 52 people named Woodbyrne in Ireland; roughly one in every 84,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more men than women recorded: 30 men to 22 women.
Counties and map with Woodbyrne in Ireland
Dublin was Woodbyrne country: 46.2% of them (24 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Wexford (24) and Wicklow (4).
Woodbyrne average age in 1911
The average Woodbyrne in 1911 was 25.1 years old, 25.9 for men and 24.0 for women; noticeably 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.
Woodbyrne literacy in 1911
Of the Woodbyrnes whose literacy was recorded, 82% could both read and write, 0% could read but not write, and 16% 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.
Woodbyrne common first names
The most common male names were John (8), Andrew, Thomas, William and George. For women it was Ellen (3), followed by Mary, Bridget, Kathleen and Maggie.
Woodbyrne occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Woodbyrne's census form was "Scholar"; 15.4% (8) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (9.6%), agent / manager (3.8%), carter / driver / groom (3.8%) and butcher (1.9%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 11.5% of all Woodbyrnes, followed by retail & commerce, transport and food & drink.
What religion is Woodbyrne?
Woodbyrnes were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 100% of them.
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Woodbyrne statistics (1911)
Number: 52
Rank: 5,653
Average Age: 25
Woodbyrne in the USA (2020)
Number: 0
Rank: 0
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it may show as zero.
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