Gaskin family name history and map
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Gaskin in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 224 people named Gaskin in Ireland; roughly one in every 20,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 106 men and 118 women.
Counties with Gaskin in Ireland
Dublin was Gaskin country: 38.4% of them (86 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Louth (38), Wicklow (33), Antrim (21) and Armagh (9).
Gaskin average age in 1911
The average Gaskin in 1911 was 29.4 years old, 26.7 for men and 31.9 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.
Gaskin literacy in 1911
Of the Gaskins whose literacy was recorded, 80% could both read and write, 3.6% could read but not write, and 16.4% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 81.2% reading and writing against 78.6% 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.
Gaskin common first names
The most common male names were John (18), James, William, Thomas and Patrick. For women it was Mary (19), followed by Margaret, Elizabeth, Kate and Annie.
Gaskin occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Gaskin's census form was "Scholar"; 16.1% (36) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were general labourer (4.5%), domestic servant (3.6%), farmer (3.6%) and metal worker / engineer (3.6%). Grouped by sector, domestic service accounted for 8% of all Gaskins, followed by agriculture, building & construction and textiles & clothing.
What religion is Gaskin?
Gaskins were predominantly Roman Catholic (79.9%). The remainder were mostly Anglican (15.2%), Presbyterian (3.1%) and Methodist (0.9%).
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Gaskin statistics (1911)
Number: 224
Rank: 2,337
Average Age: 29
Gaskin in the USA (2020)
Number: 6,751
Rank: 5,035
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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