LITMANOVA BIRTH STATISTICS 1872-1899


COMMON GIVEN NAMES
(Local and Latin equivalent shown)

MALES Vasil ** Basilius 26%  Michal Michael 20%  Jan (Vanjo) Joannes 19%  Mikolaj Nicolaus 14%  Peter Petrus 7%  Stefan Stephanus 3%  Harvil Gabriel 3%  Adam Adamus 2%  Josef (Osif) Josephus 2%  All others 5%

FEMALES Maria Maria 32%  Anna Anna 30%  Katarina Catharina 15%  Christina Christina 6%  Helena Helena 6%  Tereza Theresa 3%  Eva Eva 2%  All others 5%

** often changed to Charles or William in the U.S.


SURVIVAL RATES

AGE	SURVIVAL RATE (approximate)
to 2 years	68%
to 5 years	61%
to 10 years	57%
to 15 years	55%

AVERAGE BIRTHS PER MONTH

The consistent seasonal variation was due to absence of most village men, typically from late October to early January. These men, known as dritari, wandered across Eastern Europe, soliciting households to repair metal pots, pans and cooking utensils, as a means of supplementing family income.