Woodhouse family name history and map
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Woodhouse in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 189 people named Woodhouse in Ireland; roughly one in every 23,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 89 men and 100 women.
Counties with Woodhouse in Ireland
Dublin was Woodhouse country: 28% of them (53 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Armagh (27), Cavan (22), Tipperary (16) and Clare (14).
Woodhouse average age in 1911
The average Woodhouse in 1911 was 29.0 years old, 28.0 for men and 30.0 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.
Woodhouse literacy in 1911
Of the Woodhouses whose literacy was recorded, 82.9% could both read and write, 2.8% could read but not write, and 14.4% 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.
Woodhouse common first names
The most common male names were John (9), Thomas, William, George and Robert. For women it was Annie (9), followed by Jane, Elizabeth, Mary and Margaret.
Woodhouse occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Woodhouse's census form was "Scholar"; 20.1% (38) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (11.1%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (7.9%), farm labourer (4.8%) and general labourer (2.6%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 17.5% of all Woodhouses, followed by retail & commerce, transport and general labourers.
What religion is Woodhouse?
Most Woodhouses, 57.7%, were Anglican. The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (25.4%), Methodist (12.7%) and Quaker (4.2%).
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Woodhouse statistics (1911)
Number: 189
Rank: 2,594
Average Age: 29
Woodhouse in the USA (2020)
Number: 3,829
Rank: 8,282
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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