Heggins family name history and map
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Heggins in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 50 people named Heggins in Ireland; roughly one in every 88,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 25 men and 25 women.
Counties with Heggins in Ireland
Mayo was Heggins country: 48% of them (24 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Antrim (5), Down (5), Armagh (3) and Sligo (3).
Heggins average age in 1911
The average Heggins in 1911 was 33.0 years old, 30.4 for men and 35.6 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.
Heggins literacy in 1911
Of the Hegginses whose literacy was recorded, 68% could both read and write, 2% could read but not write, and 30% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 72% reading and writing against 64% 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.
Heggins common first names
The most common male names were Patrick (4), Thomas, John, Joseph and Michael. For women it was Margaret (5), followed by Mary, Bridget, Catherine and Elizabeth.
Heggins occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Hegginses was farmer, 26% of them (13 people). Next came scholar / student (20%), general labourer (6%), seamstress (4%) and textile worker (4%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 28% of all Hegginses, followed by textiles & clothing, general labourers and building & construction.
What religion is Heggins?
Hegginses were predominantly Roman Catholic (84%). The remainder were mostly Anglican (16%).
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Heggins statistics (1911)
Number: 50
Rank: 5,790
Average Age: 33
Heggins in the USA (2020)
Number: 470
Rank: 48,549
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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