Digan family name history
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Digan in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 117 people named Digan in Ireland; roughly one in every 38,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 60 men and 57 women.
Counties with Digan in Ireland
The Digans were heavily concentrated in Offaly, home to 82.1% of them (96 people). Next came Dublin (14), Westmeath (3), Kildare (2) and Cork (1).
Digan average age in 1911
The average Digan in 1911 was 27.9 years old, 29.7 for men and 25.9 for women; a touch 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.
Digan literacy in 1911
Of the Digans whose literacy was recorded, 69% could both read and write, 2.6% could read but not write, and 28.4% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 70% reading and writing against 67.9% 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.
Digan common first names
The most common male names were John (8), James, Patrick, Joseph and Thomas. For women it was Mary (9), followed by Bridget, Annie, Ellen and Margaret; matching the national top five exactly.
Digan occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Digan's census form was "Scholar"; 16.2% (19) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (12.8%), general labourer (9.4%), farm labourer (8.5%) and domestic servant (6%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 22.2% of all Digans, followed by general labourers, domestic service and retail & commerce.
What religion is Digan?
Digans were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 99.1% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (0.9%).
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Digan statistics (1911)
Number: 117
Rank: 3,501
Average Age: 28
Diganin the USA (2020)
Number: 246
Rank: 82,600
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
