Biggins family name history
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Biggins in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 134 people named Biggins in Ireland; roughly one in every 33,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more women than men recorded: 75 women to 59 men.
Counties with Biggins in Ireland
The Bigginses were heavily concentrated in Mayo, home to 70.9% of them (95 people). Next came Galway (20), Dublin (6), Kildare (6) and Antrim (2).
Biggins average age in 1911
The average Biggins in 1911 was 30.7 years old, 30.8 for men and 30.6 for women; almost exactly in line with 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.
Biggins literacy in 1911
Of the Bigginses whose literacy was recorded, 85.4% could both read and write, 2.3% could read but not write, and 12.3% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 91.1% reading and writing against 81.1% 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.
Biggins common first names
The most common male names were John (10), Michael, Thomas, Patrick and James; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (12), followed by Bridget, Ellen, Catherine and Anne.
Biggins occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Bigginses was farmer, 29.9% of them (40 people). Next came scholar / student (14.2%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (2.2%), domestic servant (1.5%) and general labourer (1.5%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 30.6% of all Bigginses, followed by retail & commerce, domestic service and general labourers.
What religion is Biggins?
Bigginses were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 98.5% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (0.7%) and Presbyterian (0.7%).
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Biggins statistics (1911)
134 in Ireland
3,222 most common surname in Ireland
31 average age
Bigginsin the USA (2020)
1,913 in USA (2020)
14,867 rank in USA (2020)
