Gralton family name history and map
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Gralton in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 100 people named Gralton in Ireland; roughly one in every 44,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 49 men and 51 women.
Counties with Gralton in Ireland
The Graltons were heavily concentrated in Leitrim, home to 79% of them (79 people). Next came Roscommon (21).
Gralton average age in 1911
The average Gralton in 1911 was 32.0 years old, 32.6 for men and 31.4 for women; slightly 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.
Gralton literacy in 1911
Of the Graltons whose literacy was recorded, 85.9% could both read and write, 4% could read but not write, and 10.1% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 89.6% reading and writing against 82.4% 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.
Gralton common first names
The most common male names were Patrick (8), Thomas, Francis, James and John. For women it was Mary (12), followed by Bridget, Anne, Alice and Eliza.
Gralton occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Graltons was farmer, 40% of them (40 people). Next came scholar / student (32%), farm labourer (1%) and general labourer (1%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 41% of all Graltons, followed by general labourers.
What religion is Gralton?
Graltons were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 100% of them.
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Gralton statistics (1911)
Number: 100
Rank: 3,857
Average Age: 32
Gralton in the USA (2020)
Number: 114
Rank: 146,495
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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