Glavin family name history and map
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Glavin in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 332 people named Glavin in Ireland; roughly one in every 13,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 166 men and 166 women.
Counties with Glavin in Ireland
The Glavins were heavily concentrated in Cork, home to 57.2% of them (190 people). Next came Kerry (44), Waterford (37), Galway (17) and Tipperary (15).
Glavin average age in 1911
The average Glavin in 1911 was 28.1 years old, 26.8 for men and 29.3 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.
Glavin literacy in 1911
Of the Glavins whose literacy was recorded, 73.3% could both read and write, 3.5% could read but not write, and 23.2% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 75.2% reading and writing against 71.6% 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.
Glavin common first names
The most common male names were John (33), Thomas, Patrick, James and William. For women it was Mary (37), followed by Margaret, Ellen, Hannah and Norah.
Glavin occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Glavin's census form was "Scholar"; 22.9% (76) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (13.9%), farm labourer (6.6%), general labourer (4.2%) and domestic servant (3%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 21.4% of all Glavins, followed by domestic service, general labourers and retail & commerce.
What religion is Glavin?
Glavins were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 99.1% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (0.9%).
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Glavin statistics (1911)
Number: 332
Rank: 1,785
Average Age: 28
Glavinin the USA (2020)
Number: 1,377
Rank: 19,601
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
