Gaw family name history and map
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Gaw in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 242 people named Gaw in Ireland; roughly one in every 18,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more women than men recorded: 136 women to 106 men.
Counties with Gaw in Ireland
The Gaws were heavily concentrated in Down, home to 63.2% of them (153 people). Next came Antrim (63), Dublin (12), Cavan (9) and Derry (2).
Gaw average age in 1911
The average Gaw in 1911 was 28.6 years old, 28.8 for men and 28.5 for women; a touch 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.
Gaw literacy in 1911
Of the Gaws whose literacy was recorded, 81.6% could both read and write, 5.7% could read but not write, and 12.7% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 82.7% reading and writing against 80.6% of 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.
Gaw common first names
The most common male names were John (21), Robert, William, James and Samuel. For women it was Agnes (12), followed by Mary, Maggie, Jane and Elizabeth.
Gaw occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Gaw's census form was "Scholar"; 20.7% (50) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were general labourer (5%), farm labourer (4.5%), textile worker (4.1%) and carpenter / joiner (3.7%). Grouped by sector, textiles & clothing accounted for 9.5% of all Gaws, followed by agriculture, general labourers and building & construction.
What religion is Gaw?
Most Gaws, 59.5%, were Presbyterian. The remainder were mostly Anglican (28.5%), Roman Catholic (4.5%), Methodist (4.1%) and Plymouth Brethren (2.9%).
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Gaw statistics (1911)
Number: 242
Rank: 2,229
Average Age: 29
Gawin the USA (2020)
Number: 1,745
Rank: 16,050
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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