Kilgariff family name history and map
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Kilgariff in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 54 people named Kilgariff in Ireland; roughly one in every 81,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 26 men and 28 women.
Counties with Kilgariff in Ireland
Galway was Kilgariff country: 46.3% of them (25 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Roscommon (14), Sligo (9), Antrim (5) and Mayo (1).
Kilgariff average age in 1911
The average Kilgariff in 1911 was 37.0 years old, 33.2 for men and 40.6 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.
Kilgariff literacy in 1911
Of the Kilgariffs whose literacy was recorded, 71.7% could both read and write, 5.7% could read but not write, and 22.6% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 80% reading and writing against 64.3% 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.
Kilgariff common first names
The most common male names were Patrick (5), John, Michael, Joseph and Martin. For women it was Mary (6), followed by Bridget, Anne, Delia and Julia.
Kilgariff occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Kilgariffs was farmer, 29.6% of them (16 people). Next came scholar / student (9.3%), general labourer (5.6%), no occupation / dependent (3.7%) and other maker / factory worker (3.7%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 31.5% of all Kilgariffs, followed by general labourers, building & construction and manufacturing & trades.
What religion is Kilgariff?
Kilgariffs were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 100% of them.
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Kilgariff statistics (1911)
Number: 54
Rank: 5,519
Average Age: 37
Kilgariff in the USA (2020)
Number: 107
Rank: 151,639
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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