Gloster family name history
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Gloster in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 128 people named Gloster in Ireland; roughly one in every 34,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 63 men and 65 women.
Counties with Gloster in Ireland
The Glosters were heavily concentrated in Kerry, home to 60.2% of them (77 people). Next came Limerick (18), Cork (12), Galway (12) and Dublin (5).
Gloster average age in 1911
The average Gloster in 1911 was 28.3 years old, 29.5 for men and 27.1 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.
Gloster literacy in 1911
Of the Glosters whose literacy was recorded, 72.6% could both read and write, 0.8% could read but not write, and 26.6% 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.
Gloster common first names
The most common male names were John (12), Thomas, James, Patrick and Maurice. For women it was Mary (11), followed by Bridget, Ellen, Annie and Johanna.
Gloster occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Gloster's census form was "Scholar"; 26.6% (34) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (6.2%), fisherman (3.9%), general labourer (3.9%) and retired / pensioner (3.9%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 8.6% of all Glosters, followed by fishing, general labourers and professional.
What religion is Gloster?
Glosters were predominantly Roman Catholic (70.3%). The remainder were mostly Anglican (29.7%).
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Gloster statistics (1911)
128 in Ireland
3,322 most common surname in Ireland
28 average age
Glosterin the USA (2020)
919 in USA (2020)
27,762 rank in USA (2020)
