Goldrick family name history and map
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Goldrick in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 363 people named Goldrick in Ireland; roughly one in every 12,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 177 men and 186 women.
Counties with Goldrick in Ireland
Sligo was Goldrick country: 36.1% of them (131 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Mayo (70), Cavan (60), Roscommon (36) and Galway (15).
Goldrick average age in 1911
The average Goldrick in 1911 was 30.8 years old, 32.6 for men and 29.0 for women; almost exactly in line with 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.
Goldrick literacy in 1911
Of the Goldricks whose literacy was recorded, 70.6% could both read and write, 5.6% could read but not write, and 23.9% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 72.8% reading and writing against 68.2% 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.
Goldrick common first names
The most common male names were John (25), James, Michael, Patrick and Thomas; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (28), followed by Bridget, Anne, Kate and Ellen.
Goldrick occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Goldrick's census form was "Scholar"; 28.7% (104) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (18.7%), farm labourer (4.7%), domestic servant (3%) and general labourer (1.9%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 24.8% of all Goldricks, followed by domestic service, general labourers and retired & pensioners.
What religion is Goldrick?
Goldricks were predominantly Roman Catholic (86%). The remainder were mostly Anglican (1.4%).
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Goldrick statistics (1911)
Number: 363
Rank: 1,685
Average Age: 31
Goldrick in the USA (2020)
Number: 578
Rank: 40,749
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
