Gow family name history and map
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Gow in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 53 people named Gow in Ireland; roughly one in every 83,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more women than men recorded: 30 women to 23 men.
Counties with Gow in Ireland
Antrim was Gow country: 45.3% of them (24 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Down (12), Dublin (7), Limerick (6) and Waterford (2).
Gow average age in 1911
The average Gow in 1911 was 29.2 years old, 29.9 for men and 28.6 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.
Gow literacy in 1911
Of the Gows whose literacy was recorded, 83% could both read and write, 1.9% could read but not write, and 15.1% could do neither. The figures were much the same for men and 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.
Gow common first names
The most common male names were Alexander (3), James, Roy, Alexander C and Alexander G. For women it was Isabella (2), followed by Margaret, Marie, Mary and Agnes.
Gow occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Gow's census form was "Scholar"; 15.1% (8) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were clerk / office worker (5.7%), agent / manager (3.8%), domestic servant (3.8%) and maid (3.8%). Grouped by sector, domestic service accounted for 9.4% of all Gows, followed by retail & commerce, clerical & administration and textiles & clothing.
What religion is Gow?
Gows were predominantly Presbyterian (73.6%). The remainder were mostly Congregationalist (11.3%), Anglican (7.5%), Plymouth Brethren (3.8%) and Roman Catholic (3.8%).
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Gow statistics (1911)
Number: 53
Rank: 5,585
Average Age: 29
Gow in the USA (2020)
Number: 1,759
Rank: 15,939
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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