Dumigan family name history and map
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Dumigan in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 75 people named Dumigan in Ireland; roughly one in every 59,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more men than women recorded: 42 men to 33 women.
Counties with Dumigan in Ireland
The Dumigans were heavily concentrated in Down, home to 62.7% of them (47 people). Next came Antrim (16), Armagh (10) and Louth (2).
Dumigan average age in 1911
The average Dumigan in 1911 was 34.1 years old, 33.2 for men and 35.2 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.
Dumigan literacy in 1911
Of the Dumigans whose literacy was recorded, 85.5% could both read and write, 4.3% could read but not write, and 8.7% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 86.7% reading and writing against 84.6% of men. 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.
Dumigan common first names
The most common male names were John (5), Hugh, James, Robert and William. For women it was Annie (3), followed by Mary, Sarah, Catherine and Elizabeth.
Dumigan occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Dumigans was textile worker, 13.3% of them (10 people). Next came scholar / student (12%), sailor / dock worker (8%), domestic servant (5.3%) and seamstress (5.3%). Grouped by sector, textiles & clothing accounted for 18.7% of all Dumigans, followed by transport, domestic service and agriculture.
What religion is Dumigan?
Most Dumigans, 60%, were Roman Catholic. The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (18.7%) and Anglican (16%).
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Dumigan statistics (1911)
Number: 75
Rank: 4,572
Average Age: 34
Dumigan in the USA (2020)
Number: 0
Rank: 0
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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