Garvin family name history and map
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Garvin in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 378 people named Garvin in Ireland; roughly one in every 12,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 184 men and 194 women.
Counties with Garvin in Ireland
Mayo was Garvin country: 41.3% of them (156 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Derry (90), Antrim (32), Donegal (21) and Cork (13).
Garvin average age in 1911
The average Garvin in 1911 was 27.2 years old, 25.9 for men and 28.4 for women; a touch younger 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.
Garvin literacy in 1911
Of the Garvins whose literacy was recorded, 63.7% could both read and write, 8.9% could read but not write, and 27.2% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 65.4% reading and writing against 62.1% 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.
Garvin common first names
The most common male names were John (29), Michael, Patrick, Peter and Thomas. For women it was Mary (31), followed by Bridget, Margaret, Annie and Catherine.
Garvin occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Garvin's census form was "Scholar"; 21.7% (82) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (15.9%), farm labourer (2.4%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (2.4%) and general labourer (2.1%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 18.5% of all Garvins, followed by textiles & clothing, retail & commerce and general labourers.
What religion is Garvin?
Garvins were predominantly Roman Catholic (72.5%). The remainder were mostly Anglican (18%), Congregationalist (2.9%), Methodist (2.6%) and Presbyterian (2.1%).
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Garvin statistics (1911)
Number: 378
Rank: 1,638
Average Age: 27
Garvinin the USA (2020)
Number: 12,603
Rank: 2,783
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
