Gillanders family name history
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Gillanders in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 125 people named Gillanders in Ireland; roughly one in every 35,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 65 men and 60 women.
Counties with Gillanders in Ireland
The Gillanderses were heavily concentrated in Monaghan, home to 79.2% of them (99 people). Next came Antrim (16), Fermanagh (5), Armagh (2) and Derry (2).
Gillanders average age in 1911
The average Gillanders in 1911 was 27.2 years old, 25.8 for men and 28.6 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.
Gillanders literacy in 1911
Of the Gillanderses whose literacy was recorded, 78.2% could both read and write, 5.9% could read but not write, and 16% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 80.6% reading and writing against 75.4% 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.
Gillanders common first names
The most common male names were John (9), James, William, Joseph and Robert. For women it was Margaret (5), followed by Elizabeth, Jane, Martha and Mary Jane.
Gillanders occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Gillanders's census form was "Scholar"; 20.8% (26) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (18.4%), carter / driver / groom (3.2%), dressmaker / milliner (1.6%) and farm labourer (1.6%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 21.6% of all Gillanderses, followed by transport, manufacturing & trades and no occupation / dependent.
What religion is Gillanders?
Most Gillanderses, 63.2%, were Presbyterian. The remainder were mostly Anglican (25.6%), Roman Catholic (8%) and Plymouth Brethren (3.2%).
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Gillanders statistics (1911)
125 in Ireland
3,368 most common surname in Ireland
27 average age
Gillandersin the USA (2020)
144 in USA (2020)
125,089 rank in USA (2020)
