Gilmartin family name history and map
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Gilmartin in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 1,396 people named Gilmartin in Ireland, about 0.032% of everyone living in the country at the time and the 610th most common surname overall. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 711 men and 683 women. (A small number, 2, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Gilmartin in Ireland
Sligo was Gilmartin country: 47.6% of them (665 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Leitrim (330), Mayo (145), Roscommon (52) and Tipperary (46).
Gilmartin average age in 1911
The average Gilmartin in 1911 was 32.3 years old, 32.2 for men and 32.3 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.
Gilmartin literacy in 1911
Of the Gilmartins whose literacy was recorded, 74.9% could both read and write, 4.4% could read but not write, and 20.7% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 76.8% reading and writing against 72.8% 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.
Gilmartin common first names
The most common male names were John (116), Patrick, James, Michael and Thomas; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (111), followed by Bridget, Anne, Margaret and Catherine.
Gilmartin occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Gilmartins was farmer, 32.7% of them (456 people). Next came scholar / student (18.8%), farm labourer (2.4%), general labourer (2.1%) and domestic servant (1.7%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 35.4% of all Gilmartins, followed by domestic service, general labourers and textiles & clothing.
What religion is Gilmartin?
Gilmartins were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 92.8% of them.
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Gilmartin statistics (1911)
Number: 1,396
Rank: 610
Average Age: 32
Gilmartin in the USA (2020)
Number: 2,742
Rank: 11,064
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
