Pettigrew family name history
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Pettigrew in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 153 people named Pettigrew in Ireland; roughly one in every 29,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 77 men and 76 women.
Counties with Pettigrew in Ireland
Antrim was Pettigrew country: 27.5% of them (42 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Down (39), Dublin (19), Sligo (15) and Wexford (13).
Pettigrew average age in 1911
The average Pettigrew in 1911 was 33.9 years old, 35.0 for men and 32.7 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.
Pettigrew literacy in 1911
Of the Pettigrews whose literacy was recorded, 93.8% could both read and write, 2.1% could read but not write, and 4.1% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 95.8% reading and writing against 91.9% 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.
Pettigrew common first names
The most common male names were James (12), David, John, Thomas and William. For women it was Mary (10), followed by Elizabeth, Annie, Jeannie and Jessie.
Pettigrew occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Pettigrew's census form was "Scholar"; 16.3% (25) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (10.5%), metal worker / engineer (3.9%), retired / pensioner (3.9%) and general labourer (3.3%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 13.7% of all Pettigrews, followed by building & construction, retail & commerce and metal & engineering.
What religion is Pettigrew?
Most Pettigrews, 52.3%, were Presbyterian. The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (29.4%), Anglican (17.6%) and Unitarian (0.7%).
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Pettigrew statistics (1911)
Number: 153
Rank: 2,966
Average Age: 34
Pettigrewin the USA (2020)
Number: 7,461
Rank: 4,613
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
