Gaul family name history
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Gaul in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 134 people named Gaul in Ireland; roughly one in every 33,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 67 men and 67 women.
Counties with Gaul in Ireland
The Gauls were heavily concentrated in Wexford, home to 57.5% of them (77 people). Next came Kilkenny (21), Kildare (19), Carlow (9) and Cork (3).
Gaul average age in 1911
The average Gaul in 1911 was 33.1 years old, 30.8 for men and 35.5 for women; noticeably 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.
Gaul literacy in 1911
Of the Gauls whose literacy was recorded, 79.1% could both read and write, 3% could read but not write, and 17.9% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 82.1% reading and writing against 76.1% 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.
Gaul common first names
The most common male names were James (14), John, Richard, Patrick and Edward. For women it was Mary (10), followed by Bridget, Margaret, Catherine and Maggie.
Gaul occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Gaul's census form was "Scholar"; 17.2% (23) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (15.7%), farm labourer (6%), domestic servant (5.2%) and shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (3%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 22.4% of all Gauls, followed by domestic service, retail & commerce and textiles & clothing.
What religion is Gaul?
Gauls were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 98.5% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (1.5%).
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Gaul statistics (1911)
Number: 134
Rank: 3,222
Average Age: 33
Gaulin the USA (2020)
Number: 4,251
Rank: 7,543
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
