Forristal family name history and map
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Forristal in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 232 people named Forristal in Ireland; roughly one in every 19,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 121 men and 111 women.
Counties with Forristal in Ireland
The Forristals were heavily concentrated in Kilkenny, home to 51.3% of them (119 people). Next came Waterford (47), Wexford (28), Mayo (17) and Dublin (15).
Forristal average age in 1911
The average Forristal in 1911 was 30.3 years old, 30.9 for men and 29.6 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.
Forristal literacy in 1911
Of the Forristals whose literacy was recorded, 82.3% could both read and write, 1.3% could read but not write, and 16.4% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 86.2% reading and writing against 78.2% 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.
Forristal common first names
The most common male names were John (17), James, Patrick, Thomas and Martin. For women it was Bridget (15), followed by Mary, Johanna, Alice and Catherine.
Forristal occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Forristals was farmer, 25.4% of them (59 people). Next came scholar / student (21.6%), general labourer (3.4%), farm labourer (3%) and shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (2.2%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 28.9% of all Forristals, followed by retail & commerce, general labourers and domestic service.
What religion is Forristal?
Forristals were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 99.6% of them.
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Forristal statistics (1911)
Number: 232
Rank: 2,295
Average Age: 30
Forristal in the USA (2020)
Number: 237
Rank: 85,054
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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