Garrigan family name history and map
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Garrigan in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 93 people named Garrigan in Ireland; roughly one in every 47,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 51 men and 42 women.
Counties with Garrigan in Ireland
Meath was Garrigan country: 36.6% of them (34 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Dublin (27), Waterford (9), Westmeath (9) and Cavan (4).
Garrigan average age in 1911
The average Garrigan in 1911 was 29.3 years old, 27.1 for men and 32.0 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.
Garrigan literacy in 1911
Of the Garrigans whose literacy was recorded, 69.2% could both read and write, 5.5% could read but not write, and 25.3% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 74% reading and writing against 63.4% 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.
Garrigan common first names
The most common male names were John (7), Thomas, James, Michael and Edward. For women it was Mary (9), followed by Bridget, Annie, Anne and Ellen.
Garrigan occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Garrigan's census form was "Scholar"; 31.2% (29) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were general labourer (6.5%), farm labourer (4.3%), retired / pensioner (4.3%) and shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (4.3%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 9.7% of all Garrigans, followed by general labourers, retail & commerce and retired & pensioners.
What religion is Garrigan?
Garrigans were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 100% of them.
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Garrigan statistics (1911)
Number: 93
Rank: 4,045
Average Age: 29
Garrigan in the USA (2020)
Number: 1,431
Rank: 18,992
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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