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Fitzgibbon

Fitzgibbon in 1911 Ireland

The 1911 Census recorded 1,055 people named Fitzgibbon in Ireland, about 0.024% of everyone living in the country at the time and the 754th most common surname overall. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 517 men and 535 women. (A small number, 3, had no sex recorded.)

Counties with Fitzgibbon in Ireland

Limerick was Fitzgibbon country: 38.9% of them (410 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Cork (288), Clare (87), Tipperary (85) and Dublin (69).
Surname distribution map, 1911 census

Fitzgibbon average age in 1911

The average Fitzgibbon in 1911 was 31.2 years old, 31.2 for men and 31.2 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.

Fitzgibbon literacy in 1911

Of the Fitzgibbons whose literacy was recorded, 81.9% could both read and write, 2.7% could read but not write, and 15.4% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 83.1% reading and writing against 80.8% 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.

Fitzgibbon common first names

The most common male names were John (92), Michael, Patrick, James and Thomas; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (85), followed by Margaret, Bridget, Ellen and Catherine.

Fitzgibbon occupations in 1911

The most common entry on a Fitzgibbon's census form was "Scholar"; 19.6% (207) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (15.2%), farm labourer (4.1%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (3.8%) and general labourer (3.5%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 19.6% of all Fitzgibbons, followed by retail & commerce, domestic service and general labourers.

What religion is Fitzgibbon?

Fitzgibbons were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 94.9% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (4.5%).
Map showing where Roman Catholic families of this surname lived in Ireland, 1911 census

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Fitzgibbon statistics (1911)

Number: 1,055
Rank: 754
Average Age: 31

Fitzgibbon in the USA (2020)

Number: 2,139
Rank: 13,576

Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero. 

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