OGilby family name history and map
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OGilby in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 75 people named OGilby in Ireland; roughly one in every 59,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 38 men and 37 women.
Counties with OGilby in Ireland
The OGilbys were heavily concentrated in Antrim, home to 62.7% of them (47 people). Next came Donegal (18), Derry (6) and Dublin (4).
OGilby average age in 1911
The average OGilby in 1911 was 25.9 years old, 25.9 for men and 25.9 for women; noticeably younger 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.
OGilby literacy in 1911
Of the OGilbys whose literacy was recorded, 74% could both read and write, 2.7% could read but not write, and 23.3% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 82.9% reading and writing against 65.8% 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.
OGilby common first names
The most common male names were William (7), John, Samuel, George and Robert. For women it was Mary (3), followed by Agnes, Bridget, Catherine and Elizabeth.
OGilby occupations in 1911
The most common entry on an OGilby's census form was "Scholar"; 21.3% (16) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farm labourer (6.7%), general labourer (6.7%), domestic servant (5.3%) and farmer (5.3%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 12% of all OGilbys, followed by general labourers, domestic service and retail & commerce.
What religion is OGilby?
Most OGilbys, 57.3%, were Presbyterian. The remainder were mostly Unitarian (21.3%), Roman Catholic (14.7%), Anglican (2.7%) and Congregationalist (2.7%).
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OGilby statistics (1911)
Number: 75
Rank: 4,572
Average Age: 26
OGilby in the USA (2020)
Number: 0
Rank: 0
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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