Garrett family name history and map
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Garrett in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 704 people named Garrett in Ireland; roughly one in every 6,200 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 335 men and 366 women. (A small number, 3, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Garrett in Ireland
Down was Garrett country: 31.4% of them (221 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Antrim (154), Dublin (87), Mayo (38) and Cork (30).
Garrett average age in 1911
The average Garrett in 1911 was 29.1 years old, 28.4 for men and 29.7 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.
Garrett literacy in 1911
Of the Garretts whose literacy was recorded, 85.7% could both read and write, 2.3% could read but not write, and 12% 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.
Garrett common first names
The most common male names were John (45), William, James, Thomas and Robert. For women it was Mary (42), followed by Sarah, Jane, Annie and Elizabeth.
Garrett occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Garrett's census form was "Scholar"; 18.6% (131) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (10.9%), general labourer (4.7%), textile worker (3%) and metal worker / engineer (2.8%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 13.4% of all Garretts, followed by textiles & clothing, general labourers and metal & engineering.
What religion is Garrett?
The largest religious group among Garretts was Presbyterian, at 36.2%. The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (31.2%), Anglican (27.1%), Methodist (1.7%) and Baptist (1.3%).
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Garrett statistics (1911)
Number: 704
Rank: 1,026
Average Age: 29
Garrettin the USA (2020)
Number: 102,634
Rank: 301
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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