Gilfedder family name history and map
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Gilfedder in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 54 people named Gilfedder in Ireland; roughly one in every 81,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 28 men and 26 women.
Counties with Gilfedder in Ireland
Fermanagh was Gilfedder country: 37% of them (20 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Donegal (15), Leitrim (10), Antrim (6) and Down (2).
Gilfedder average age in 1911
The average Gilfedder in 1911 was 35.8 years old, 33.9 for men and 37.8 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.
Gilfedder literacy in 1911
Of the Gilfedders whose literacy was recorded, 85.7% could both read and write, 4.1% could read but not write, and 10.2% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 91.7% reading and writing against 80% 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.
Gilfedder common first names
The most common male names were Patrick (9), James, John, Michael and Michall. For women it was Mary (5), followed by Anne, Catherine, Ellen and Jane.
Gilfedder occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Gilfedders was farmer, 22.2% of them (12 people). Next came scholar / student (5.6%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (5.6%), general labourer (3.7%) and baker / confectioner (1.9%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 22.2% of all Gilfedders, followed by retail & commerce, general labourers and manufacturing & trades.
What religion is Gilfedder?
Gilfedders were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 92.6% of them.
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Gilfedder statistics (1911)
Number: 54
Rank: 5,519
Average Age: 36
Gilfedder in the USA (2020)
Number: 0
Rank: 0
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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