Forrestal family name history and map
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Forrestal in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 177 people named Forrestal in Ireland; roughly one in every 25,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 85 men and 92 women.
Counties with Forrestal in Ireland
Wexford was Forrestal country: 39% of them (69 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Kilkenny (25), Offaly (17), Tipperary (13) and Dublin (12).
Forrestal average age in 1911
The average Forrestal in 1911 was 30.3 years old, 29.7 for men and 30.8 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.
Forrestal literacy in 1911
Of the Forrestals whose literacy was recorded, 75.3% could both read and write, 2.3% could read but not write, and 21.3% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 80.9% reading and writing against 69.4% of men. 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.
Forrestal common first names
The most common male names were John (12), James, Patrick, Robert and Richard. For women it was Mary (13), followed by Bridget, Margaret, Annie and Johanna.
Forrestal occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Forrestal's census form was "Scholar"; 23.2% (41) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (13.6%), farm labourer (6.2%), general labourer (4%) and no occupation / dependent (3.4%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 20.3% of all Forrestals, followed by general labourers, metal & engineering and domestic service.
What religion is Forrestal?
Forrestals were predominantly Roman Catholic (88.1%). The remainder were mostly Anglican (10.2%).
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Forrestal statistics (1911)
Number: 177
Rank: 2,707
Average Age: 30
Forrestal in the USA (2020)
Number: 347
Rank: 62,349
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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