Gartland family name history and map
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Gartland in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 325 people named Gartland in Ireland; roughly one in every 14,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 163 men and 162 women.
Counties with Gartland in Ireland
Tyrone had the largest share of Gartlands, 22.8% (74 people). Next came Dublin (68), Meath (52), Louth (33) and Armagh (29).
Gartland average age in 1911
The average Gartland in 1911 was 34.5 years old, 32.8 for men and 36.3 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.
Gartland literacy in 1911
Of the Gartlands whose literacy was recorded, 75.6% could both read and write, 8% could read but not write, and 15.7% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 79.5% reading and writing against 71.8% of men. 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.
Gartland common first names
The most common male names were Patrick (27), James, John, Thomas and Bernard. For women it was Mary (32), followed by Bridget, Kate, Catherine and Ellen.
Gartland occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Gartlands was farmer, 15.4% of them (50 people). Next came scholar / student (15.4%), general labourer (7.1%), textile worker (3.7%) and domestic servant (3.1%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 19.1% of all Gartlands, followed by general labourers, domestic service and textiles & clothing.
What religion is Gartland?
Gartlands were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 99.4% of them. The remainder were mostly Non-Conformist (0.3%) and Presbyterian (0.3%).
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Gartland statistics (1911)
Number: 325
Rank: 1,814
Average Age: 35
Gartland in the USA (2020)
Number: 1,690
Rank: 16,502
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.