Giffen family name history and map
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Giffen in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 88 people named Giffen in Ireland; roughly one in every 50,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more women than men recorded: 51 women to 37 men.
Counties with Giffen in Ireland
The Giffens were heavily concentrated in Antrim, home to 77.3% of them (68 people). Next came Armagh (8), Down (7), Derry (2) and Cavan (1).
Giffen average age in 1911
The average Giffen in 1911 was 27.1 years old, 24.8 for men and 28.7 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.
Giffen literacy in 1911
Of the Giffens whose literacy was recorded, 89.8% could both read and write, 1.1% could read but not write, and 9.1% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 91.9% reading and writing against 88.2% 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.
Giffen common first names
The most common male names were James (4), John, Samuel, Alexander and David. For women it was Annie (5), followed by Elizabeth, Mary, Isabella and Catherine.
Giffen occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Giffen's census form was "Scholar"; 20.5% (18) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were textile worker (18.2%), other maker / factory worker (9.1%), farmer (5.7%) and domestic servant (3.4%). Grouped by sector, textiles & clothing accounted for 21.6% of all Giffens, followed by manufacturing & trades, agriculture and transport.
What religion is Giffen?
Most Giffens, 62.5%, were Presbyterian. The remainder were mostly Anglican (21.6%) and Roman Catholic (15.9%).
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Giffen statistics (1911)
Number: 88
Rank: 4,179
Average Age: 27
Giffen in the USA (2020)
Number: 1,102
Rank: 23,737
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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