Fitzmaurice family name history and map
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Fitzmaurice in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 923 people named Fitzmaurice in Ireland; roughly one in every 4,800 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 474 men and 449 women.
Counties with Fitzmaurice in Ireland
Kerry was Fitzmaurice country: 31.6% of them (292 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Mayo (237), Roscommon (72), Galway (68) and Limerick (67).
Fitzmaurice average age in 1911
The average Fitzmaurice in 1911 was 31.4 years old, 30.2 for men and 32.6 for women; slightly older 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.
Fitzmaurice literacy in 1911
Of the Fitzmaurices whose literacy was recorded, 80.6% could both read and write, 2.4% could read but not write, and 17% 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.
Fitzmaurice common first names
The most common male names were John (73), Patrick, Thomas, Michael and James; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (75), followed by Bridget, Ellen, Kate and Margaret.
Fitzmaurice occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Fitzmaurice's census form was "Scholar"; 21% (194) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (19.2%), farm labourer (5.1%), general labourer (4.4%) and shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (2%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 24.4% of all Fitzmaurices, followed by general labourers, retail & commerce and domestic service.
What religion is Fitzmaurice?
Fitzmaurices were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 92.4% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (6.9%) and Baptist (0.3%).
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Fitzmaurice statistics (1911)
Number: 923
Rank: 838
Average Age: 31
Fitzmaurice in the USA (2020)
Number: 2,213
Rank: 13,221
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.