Gethins family name history and map
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Gethins in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 77 people named Gethins in Ireland; roughly one in every 57,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more men than women recorded: 44 men to 33 women.
Counties with Gethins in Ireland
The Gethinses were heavily concentrated in Sligo, home to 61% of them (47 people). Next came Cork (18), Wexford (6), Donegal (5) and Leitrim (1).
Gethins average age in 1911
The average Gethins in 1911 was 26.9 years old, 24.9 for men and 29.7 for women; noticeably 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.
Gethins literacy in 1911
Of the Gethinses whose literacy was recorded, 78.3% could both read and write, 5% could read but not write, and 16.7% 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.
Gethins common first names
The most common male names were James (5), Thomas, John, Henry and Peter. For women it was Mary (7), followed by Ellen, Bridget, Hannah and Kate.
Gethins occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Gethins's census form was "Scholar"; 24.7% (19) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (13%), general labourer (11.7%), farm labourer (3.9%) and carpenter / joiner (1.3%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 18.2% of all Gethinses, followed by general labourers, textiles & clothing and building & construction.
What religion is Gethins?
Religion was only recorded for a minority of Gethinses. Where it was, Roman Catholic was the most common (59 people).
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Gethins statistics (1911)
Number: 77
Rank: 4,508
Average Age: 27
Gethins in the USA (2020)
Number: 0
Rank: 0
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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