Kilgore family name history
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Kilgore in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 117 people named Kilgore in Ireland; roughly one in every 38,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more women than men recorded: 66 women to 51 men.
Counties with Kilgore in Ireland
The Kilgores were heavily concentrated in Derry, home to 56.4% of them (66 people). Next came Donegal (32), Tyrone (11), Down (7) and Antrim (1).
Kilgore average age in 1911
The average Kilgore in 1911 was 29.1 years old, 27.8 for men and 30.0 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.
Kilgore literacy in 1911
Of the Kilgores whose literacy was recorded, 75.2% could both read and write, 7.7% could read but not write, and 17.1% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 80.4% reading and writing against 71.2% 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.
Kilgore common first names
The most common male names were James (11), Joseph, William, John and Alexander. For women it was Jane (6), followed by Mary, Margaret, Agnes and Maggie.
Kilgore occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Kilgore's census form was "Scholar"; 22.2% (26) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (14.5%), textile worker (5.1%), domestic servant (4.3%) and metal worker / engineer (3.4%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 17.9% of all Kilgores, followed by textiles & clothing, domestic service and metal & engineering.
What religion is Kilgore?
Kilgores were predominantly Presbyterian (84.6%). The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (8.5%), Methodist (6%) and Anglican (0.9%).
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Kilgore statistics (1911)
Number: 117
Rank: 3,501
Average Age: 29
Kilgorein the USA (2020)
Number: 20,691
Rank: 1,697
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
