Henigan family name history and map
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Henigan in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 55 people named Henigan in Ireland; roughly one in every 80,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more men than women recorded: 32 men to 23 women.
Counties with Henigan in Ireland
The Henigans were heavily concentrated in Mayo, home to 63.6% of them (35 people). Next came Kerry (9), Cork (6), Roscommon (2) and Dublin (1).
Henigan average age in 1911
The average Henigan in 1911 was 37.3 years old, 36.1 for men and 39.0 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.
Henigan literacy in 1911
Of the Henigans whose literacy was recorded, 72.7% could both read and write, 10.9% could read but not write, and 16.4% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 75% reading and writing against 69.6% 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.
Henigan common first names
The most common male names were Patrick (6), Thomas, William, Pat and Anthony. For women it was Kate (5), followed by Mary, Bridget, Catherine and Annie Agnes.
Henigan occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Henigans was farmer, 27.3% of them (15 people). Next came scholar / student (12.7%), general labourer (5.5%), domestic servant (3.6%) and farm labourer (3.6%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 30.9% of all Henigans, followed by domestic service, general labourers and transport.
What religion is Henigan?
Henigans were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 100% of them.
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Henigan statistics (1911)
Number: 55
Rank: 5,461
Average Age: 37
Henigan in the USA (2020)
Number: 473
Rank: 48,236
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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