Gorham family name history and map
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Gorham in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 229 people named Gorham in Ireland; roughly one in every 19,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more men than women recorded: 132 men to 97 women.
Counties with Gorham in Ireland
The Gorhams were heavily concentrated in Galway, home to 92.1% of them (211 people). Next came Kerry (9), Dublin (4), Clare (2) and Louth (2).
Gorham average age in 1911
The average Gorham in 1911 was 33.7 years old, 31.4 for men and 36.8 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.
Gorham literacy in 1911
Of the Gorhams whose literacy was recorded, 63.1% could both read and write, 3.2% could read but not write, and 33.8% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 70.1% reading and writing against 53.7% 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.
Gorham common first names
The most common male names were John (13), Patrick, Mark, Michael and Martin. For women it was Mary (28), followed by Bridget, Margaret, Anne and Catherine.
Gorham occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Gorhams was farmer, 34.1% of them (78 people). Next came scholar / student (13.5%), farm labourer (8.7%), general labourer (2.6%) and fisherman (1.7%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 43.2% of all Gorhams, followed by general labourers, fishing and domestic service.
What religion is Gorham?
Gorhams were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 95.2% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (4.4%).
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Gorham statistics (1911)
Number: 229
Rank: 2,314
Average Age: 34
Gorham in the USA (2020)
Number: 8,049
Rank: 4,260
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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