Gerrity family name history and map
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Gerrity in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 57 people named Gerrity in Ireland; roughly one in every 77,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 30 men and 27 women.
Counties with Gerrity in Ireland
Mayo was Gerrity country: 29.8% of them (17 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Louth (11), Offaly (10), Galway (9) and Cavan (5).
Gerrity average age in 1911
The average Gerrity in 1911 was 31.0 years old, 28.7 for men and 33.5 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.
Gerrity literacy in 1911
Of the Gerritys whose literacy was recorded, 82.5% could both read and write, 5.3% could read but not write, and 12.3% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 86.7% reading and writing against 77.8% 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.
Gerrity common first names
The most common male names were Thomas (7), John, Michael, Peter and Patrick. For women it was Mary (5), followed by Annie, Bridget, Katie and Margaret.
Gerrity occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Gerrity's census form was "Scholar"; 19.3% (11) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were general labourer (15.8%), teacher (3.5%), domestic servant (1.8%) and farm labourer (1.8%). Grouped by sector, general labourers accounted for 15.8% of all Gerritys, followed by agriculture, professional and building & construction.
What religion is Gerrity?
Gerritys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 94.7% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (3.5%) and Presbyterian (1.8%).
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Gerrity statistics (1911)
Number: 57
Rank: 5,337
Average Age: 31
Gerrityin the USA (2020)
Number: 1,546
Rank: 17,821
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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