Woodside family name history and map
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Woodside in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 294 people named Woodside in Ireland; roughly one in every 15,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 137 men and 157 women.
Counties with Woodside in Ireland
The Woodsides were heavily concentrated in Antrim, home to 85.7% of them (252 people). Next came Down (36), Armagh (3), Derry (2) and Cork (1).
Woodside average age in 1911
The average Woodside in 1911 was 26.4 years old, 26.5 for men and 26.3 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.
Woodside literacy in 1911
Of the Woodsides whose literacy was recorded, 82.4% could both read and write, 2.8% could read but not write, and 14.9% 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.
Woodside common first names
The most common male names were James (14), William, John, Alexander and Robert. For women it was Agnes (11), followed by Mary, Annie, Elizabeth and Margaret.
Woodside occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Woodside's census form was "Scholar"; 26.2% (77) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (8.8%), textile worker (5.4%), general labourer (3.1%) and clerk / office worker (2%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 11.2% of all Woodsides, followed by textiles & clothing, professional and general labourers.
What religion is Woodside?
Most Woodsides, 59.9%, were Presbyterian. The remainder were mostly Anglican (29.6%), Roman Catholic (4.4%), Congregationalist (3.1%) and Methodist (3.1%).
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Woodside statistics (1911)
Number: 294
Rank: 1,948
Average Age: 26
Woodsidein the USA (2020)
Number: 3,428
Rank: 9,148
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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