Woulfe family name history and map
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Woulfe in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 544 people named Woulfe in Ireland; roughly one in every 8,100 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 274 men and 268 women. (A small number, 2, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Woulfe in Ireland
The Woulfes were heavily concentrated in Limerick, home to 66.5% of them (362 people). Next came Kerry (82), Clare (66), Dublin (22) and Meath (5).
Woulfe average age in 1911
The average Woulfe in 1911 was 30.0 years old, 30.7 for men and 29.2 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.
Woulfe literacy in 1911
Of the Woulfes whose literacy was recorded, 83.2% could both read and write, 2.6% could read but not write, and 14.1% 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.
Woulfe common first names
The most common male names were Patrick (43), John, James, Maurice and Michael. For women it was Mary (48), followed by Bridget, Margaret, Catherine and Ellen.
Woulfe occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Woulfes was farmer, 23.3% of them (127 people). Next came scholar / student (18.6%), farm labourer (6.1%), general labourer (3.1%) and shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (1.7%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 29.6% of all Woulfes, followed by general labourers, retail & commerce and domestic service.
What religion is Woulfe?
Woulfes were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 99.4% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (0.2%), No Religion (0.2%) and Presbyterian (0.2%).
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Woulfe statistics (1911)
Number: 544
Rank: 1,261
Average Age: 30
Woulfe in the USA (2020)
Number: 492
Rank: 46,623
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
