Beegan family name history and map
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Beegan in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 103 people named Beegan in Ireland; roughly one in every 43,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more men than women recorded: 61 men to 42 women.
Counties with Beegan in Ireland
Galway was Beegan country: 43.7% of them (45 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Dublin (28), Roscommon (9), Limerick (8) and Kildare (5).
Beegan average age in 1911
The average Beegan in 1911 was 27.1 years old, 26.3 for men and 28.2 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.
Beegan literacy in 1911
Of the Beegans whose literacy was recorded, 87.2% could both read and write, 0% could read but not write, and 12.8% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 90.6% reading and writing against 82.9% 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.
Beegan common first names
The most common male names were John (7), Michael, Patrick, Thomas and William. For women it was Mary (5), followed by Bridget, Kate, Annie and Ellen.
Beegan occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Beegan's census form was "Scholar"; 23.3% (24) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farm labourer (8.7%), farmer (8.7%), carpenter / joiner (2.9%) and other professional (2.9%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 18.4% of all Beegans, followed by domestic service, professional and building & construction.
What religion is Beegan?
Beegans were predominantly Roman Catholic (83.5%). The remainder were mostly Anglican (15.5%).
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Beegan statistics (1911)
Number: 103
Rank: 3,783
Average Age: 27
Beeganin the USA (2020)
Number: 0
Rank: 0
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