Gibbins family name history and map
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Gibbins in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 77 people named Gibbins in Ireland; roughly one in every 57,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 35 men and 42 women.
Counties with Gibbins in Ireland
Donegal had the largest share of Gibbinses, 20.8% (16 people). Next came Antrim (14), Dublin (10), Galway (8) and Fermanagh (7).
Gibbins average age in 1911
The average Gibbins in 1911 was 31.1 years old, 25.3 for men and 35.9 for women; slightly 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.
Gibbins literacy in 1911
Of the Gibbinses whose literacy was recorded, 61.6% could both read and write, 6.8% could read but not write, and 31.5% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 65.6% reading and writing against 58.5% 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.
Gibbins common first names
The most common male names were John (5), Thomas, Patrick, Daniel and George. For women it was Mary (4), followed by Catherine, Ellen, Sarah and Barbara.
Gibbins occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Gibbinses was farmer, 18.2% of them (14 people). Next came scholar / student (16.9%), post office worker (5.2%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (3.9%) and domestic servant (2.6%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 20.8% of all Gibbinses, followed by textiles & clothing, domestic service and public service & defence.
What religion is Gibbins?
Gibbinses were predominantly Roman Catholic (83.1%). The remainder were mostly Anglican (11.7%) and Presbyterian (5.2%).
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Gibbins statistics (1911)
Number: 77
Rank: 4,508
Average Age: 31
Gibbins in the USA (2020)
Number: 1,167
Rank: 22,581
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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