Garvan family name history and map
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Garvan in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 60 people named Garvan in Ireland; roughly one in every 73,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 30 men and 30 women.
Counties with Garvan in Ireland
Cork was Garvan country: 38.3% of them (23 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Tipperary (11), Down (9), Dublin (9) and Tyrone (4).
Garvan average age in 1911
The average Garvan in 1911 was 34.6 years old, 34.5 for men and 34.7 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.
Garvan literacy in 1911
Of the Garvans whose literacy was recorded, 66.7% could both read and write, 8.3% could read but not write, and 25% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 70% reading and writing against 63.3% 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.
Garvan common first names
The most common male names were John (4), William, Francis, George and James. For women it was Mary (7), followed by Margaret, Bridget, Catherine and Ellen.
Garvan occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Garvans was farmer, 23.3% of them (14 people). Next came scholar / student (13.3%), farm labourer (8.3%), no occupation / dependent (6.7%) and domestic servant (5%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 33.3% of all Garvans, followed by no occupation / dependent, domestic service and food & drink.
What religion is Garvan?
Garvans were predominantly Roman Catholic (85%). The remainder were mostly Plymouth Brethren (5%) and Presbyterian (5%).
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Garvan statistics (1911)
Number: 60
Rank: 5,177
Average Age: 35
Garvanin the USA (2020)
Number: 0
Rank: 0
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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