Going family name history and map
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Going in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 66 people named Going in Ireland; roughly one in every 67,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more women than men recorded: 39 women to 27 men.
Counties with Going in Ireland
Tipperary was Going country: 40.9% of them (27 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Dublin (12), Mayo (8), Fermanagh (5) and Antrim (3).
Going average age in 1911
The average Going in 1911 was 34.3 years old, 31.1 for men and 36.6 for women; noticeably 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.
Going literacy in 1911
Of the Goings whose literacy was recorded, 83.3% could both read and write, 0% could read but not write, and 16.7% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 84.6% reading and writing against 81.5% of men. 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.
Going common first names
The most common male names were Patrick (4), Thomas, Henry, James and John. For women it was Mary (4), followed by Annie, Bridget, Alice and Anne.
Going occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Going's census form was "Scholar"; 16.7% (11) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were domestic servant (9.1%), farm labourer (4.5%), farmer (4.5%) and no occupation / dependent (4.5%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 15.2% of all Goings, followed by domestic service, no occupation / dependent and professional.
What religion is Going?
Most Goings, 57.6%, were Anglican. The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (39.4%) and Protestant (3%).
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Going statistics (1911)
Number: 66
Rank: 4,897
Average Age: 34
Goingin the USA (2020)
Number: 1,266
Rank: 21,109
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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