Gilchriest family name history and map
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Gilchriest in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 78 people named Gilchriest in Ireland; roughly one in every 56,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 41 men and 37 women.
Counties with Gilchriest in Ireland
The Gilchriests were heavily concentrated in Longford, home to 61.5% of them (48 people). Next came Westmeath (15), Leitrim (9), Tyrone (5) and Galway (1).
Gilchriest average age in 1911
The average Gilchriest in 1911 was 24.6 years old, 23.9 for men and 25.3 for women; noticeably 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.
Gilchriest literacy in 1911
Of the Gilchriests whose literacy was recorded, 66.7% could both read and write, 9.7% could read but not write, and 23.6% could do neither. The figures were much the same for men and 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.
Gilchriest common first names
The most common male names were Patrick (7), Thomas, James, William and John. For women it was Bridget (5), followed by Lizzie, Kate, Mary and Ellen.
Gilchriest occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Gilchriest's census form was "Scholar"; 23.1% (18) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (9%), farm labourer (7.7%), general labourer (6.4%) and domestic servant (5.1%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 16.7% of all Gilchriests, followed by general labourers, domestic service and food & drink.
What religion is Gilchriest?
Gilchriests were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 93.6% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (6.4%).
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Gilchriest statistics (1911)
Number: 78
Rank: 4,470
Average Age: 25
Gilchriest in the USA (2020)
Number: 270
Rank: 76,719
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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