Degnan family name history and map
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Degnan in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 62 people named Degnan in Ireland; roughly one in every 71,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 28 men and 33 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Degnan in Ireland
Cavan had the largest share of Degnans, 24.2% (15 people). Next came Longford (13), Galway (12), Antrim (8) and Mayo (4).
Degnan average age in 1911
The average Degnan in 1911 was 32.1 years old, 34.8 for men and 29.9 for women; slightly 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.
Degnan literacy in 1911
Of the Degnans whose literacy was recorded, 85.2% could both read and write, 1.6% could read but not write, and 13.1% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 89.3% reading and writing against 81.8% 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.
Degnan common first names
The most common male names were John (9), Thomas, Patrick, James and Michael; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Bridget (5), followed by Catherine, Anne, Barbra and Ellen.
Degnan occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Degnans was farmer, 21% of them (13 people). Next came scholar / student (16.1%), no occupation / dependent (6.5%), textile worker (6.5%) and farm labourer (4.8%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 25.8% of all Degnans, followed by textiles & clothing, no occupation / dependent and general labourers.
What religion is Degnan?
Degnans were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 98.4% of them.
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Degnan statistics (1911)
Number: 62
Rank: 5,082
Average Age: 32
Degnan in the USA (2020)
Number: 2,521
Rank: 11,875
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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