Gillic family name history and map
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Gillic in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 56 people named Gillic in Ireland; roughly one in every 78,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more women than men recorded: 32 women to 24 men.
Counties with Gillic in Ireland
Cavan was Gillic country: 46.4% of them (26 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Meath (20) and Clare (10).
Gillic average age in 1911
The average Gillic in 1911 was 32.2 years old, 35.3 for men and 30.0 for women; slightly 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.
Gillic literacy in 1911
Of the Gillics whose literacy was recorded, 83.9% could both read and write, 7.1% could read but not write, and 8.9% 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.
Gillic common first names
The most common male names were Thomas (7), James, Patrick, John and Christopher Joseph. For women it was Bridget (5), followed by Anne, Margaret, Mary and Catherine.
Gillic occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Gillic's census form was "Scholar"; 23.2% (13) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (14.3%), blacksmith / smith (3.6%), teacher (3.6%) and baker / confectioner (1.8%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 14.3% of all Gillics, followed by professional, domestic service and metal & engineering.
What religion is Gillic?
Gillics were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 100% of them.
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Gillic statistics (1911)
Number: 56
Rank: 5,405
Average Age: 32
Gillic in the USA (2020)
Number: 0
Rank: 0
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
