Woodhead family name history and map

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Woodhead in 1911 Ireland

The 1911 Census recorded just 45 people named Woodhead in Ireland: 17 men and 28 women.

Counties with Woodhead in Ireland

Most Woodheads were found in Dublin (38), with smaller numbers in Cork (3), Tyrone (3) and Kilkenny (1).
Surname distribution map, 1911 census

Woodhead average age in 1911

The average Woodhead in 1911 was 25.1 years old, though with only 45 people recorded, averages like this should be taken loosely.

Woodhead literacy in 1911

Of the Woodheads whose literacy was recorded, 92.7% could both read and write, 0% could read but not write, and 7.3% could do neither.

Woodhead common first names

Among the Woodheads were men named Harry (2), James (2), Albert Arthur, Alfred Hawkins and Caesar Hawkins and women named Elizabeth (4), Annie (2), Ada, Agnes and Alice.

Woodhead occupations in 1911

The most common entry on a Woodhead's census form was "Scholar"; 24.4% (11) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were metal worker / engineer (8.9%), textile worker (6.7%), clerk / office worker (4.4%) and dressmaker / milliner (4.4%).

What religion is Woodhead?

Woodheads were predominantly Anglican (75.6%). The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (20%) and Non-Conformist (4.4%).

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Woodhead statistics (1911)

Number: 45
Rank: 6,141
Average Age: 25

Woodhead in the USA (2020)

Number: 995
Rank: 25,911

Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero. 

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