Gilbride family name history and map
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Gilbride in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 246 people named Gilbride in Ireland; roughly one in every 18,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 127 men and 119 women.
Counties with Gilbride in Ireland
Leitrim was Gilbride country: 41.1% of them (101 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Fermanagh (71), Cavan (24), Donegal (20) and Sligo (15).
Gilbride average age in 1911
The average Gilbride in 1911 was 33.1 years old, 34.0 for men and 32.1 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.
Gilbride literacy in 1911
Of the Gilbrides whose literacy was recorded, 74.3% could both read and write, 6.2% could read but not write, and 19.5% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 76.7% reading and writing against 71.7% 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.
Gilbride common first names
The most common male names were James (14), John, Patrick, Andrew and Hugh. For women it was Bridget (15), followed by Mary, Catherine, Anne and Maggie.
Gilbride occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Gilbrides was farmer, 28.9% of them (71 people). Next came scholar / student (15.9%), farm labourer (5.3%), knitter / lace worker (1.6%) and domestic servant (1.2%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 34.6% of all Gilbrides, followed by domestic service, metal & engineering and professional.
What religion is Gilbride?
Gilbrides were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 97.6% of them.
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Gilbride statistics (1911)
Number: 246
Rank: 2,199
Average Age: 33
Gilbridein the USA (2020)
Number: 1,007
Rank: 25,659
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
