Gallagher family name history and map
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Gallagher in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 19,081 people named Gallagher in Ireland, about 0.435% of everyone living in the country at the time and the 10th most common surname overall. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 9,386 men and 9,676 women. (A small number, 19, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Gallagher in Ireland
Donegal was Gallagher country: 41.4% of them (7,897 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Mayo (3,279), Sligo (1,218), Tyrone (991) and Derry (896).
Gallagher average age in 1911
The average Gallagher in 1911 was 30.6 years old, 30.3 for men and 30.8 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.
Gallagher literacy in 1911
Of the Gallaghers whose literacy was recorded, 68.9% could both read and write, 4.5% could read but not write, and 26.7% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 70.4% reading and writing against 67.3% 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.
Gallagher common first names
The most common male names were John (1,331), Patrick, James, Michael and Thomas; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (1,551), followed by Bridget, Annie, Catherine and Ellen.
Gallagher occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Gallaghers was farmer, 22.9% of them (4,365 people). Next came scholar / student (20.5%), farm labourer (4%), general labourer (2.8%) and domestic servant (2.5%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 27.1% of all Gallaghers, followed by textiles & clothing, domestic service and general labourers.
What religion is Gallagher?
Gallaghers were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 94.2% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (2.4%), Presbyterian (1.1%) and Methodist (0.3%).
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Gallagher statistics (1911)
Number: 19,081
Rank: 10
Average Age: 31
Gallagherin the USA (2020)
Number: 67,066
Rank: 488
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
