Gilpin family name history and map
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Gilpin in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 342 people named Gilpin in Ireland; roughly one in every 13,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 172 men and 168 women. (A small number, 2, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Gilpin in Ireland
Armagh was Gilpin country: 42.1% of them (144 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Antrim (77), Down (48), Leitrim (30) and Cavan (26).
Gilpin average age in 1911
The average Gilpin in 1911 was 31.5 years old, 29.6 for men and 33.4 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.
Gilpin literacy in 1911
Of the Gilpins whose literacy was recorded, 86.7% could both read and write, 2.4% could read but not write, and 10.9% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 87.7% reading and writing against 85.6% 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.
Gilpin common first names
The most common male names were John (15), James, William, Robert and Thomas. For women it was Mary (11), followed by Sarah, Agnes, Annie and Elizabeth.
Gilpin occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Gilpin's census form was "Scholar"; 18.7% (64) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (16.1%), textile worker (10.5%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (3.8%) and general labourer (2%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 17.5% of all Gilpins, followed by textiles & clothing, retail & commerce and building & construction.
What religion is Gilpin?
Gilpins were predominantly Anglican (70.5%). The remainder were mostly Methodist (16.7%), Presbyterian (3.8%), No Religion (2.3%) and Plymouth Brethren (2.3%).
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Gilpin statistics (1911)
Number: 342
Rank: 1,760
Average Age: 32
Gilpin in the USA (2020)
Number: 5,734
Rank: 5,812
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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