Bigger family name history
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Bigger in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 140 people named Bigger in Ireland; roughly one in every 31,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 72 men and 68 women.
Counties with Bigger in Ireland
Antrim was Bigger country: 40% of them (56 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Dublin (35), Tyrone (16), Derry (10) and Down (6).
Bigger average age in 1911
The average Bigger in 1911 was 34.8 years old, 32.9 for men and 36.9 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.
Bigger literacy in 1911
Of the Biggers whose literacy was recorded, 90.3% could both read and write, 3.7% could read but not write, and 6% 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.
Bigger common first names
The most common male names were Thomas (7), Samuel, William, John and Robert. For women it was Jane (5), followed by Elizabeth, Margaret, Mary and Mary Anne.
Bigger occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Bigger's census form was "Scholar"; 20% (28) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (6.4%), textile worker (5.7%), clerk / office worker (3.6%) and agent / manager (2.9%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 8.6% of all Biggers, followed by textiles & clothing, retail & commerce and clerical & administration.
What religion is Bigger?
Most Biggers, 50.7%, were Presbyterian. The remainder were mostly Anglican (35%), Roman Catholic (5%), Methodist (2.1%) and No Religion (0.7%).
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Bigger statistics (1911)
140 in Ireland
3,125 most common surname in Ireland
35 average age
Biggerin the USA (2020)
2,005 in USA (2020)
14,354 rank in USA (2020)
