Kiggins family name history and map

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Kiggins

Kiggins in 1911 Ireland

The 1911 Census recorded just 48 people named Kiggins in Ireland: 24 men and 24 women.

Counties with Kiggins in Ireland

Most Kigginses were found in Galway (23), with smaller numbers in Mayo (21), Roscommon (2), Laois (1) and Meath (1).
Surname distribution map, 1911 census

Kiggins average age in 1911

The average Kiggins in 1911 was 31.3 years old, though with only 48 people recorded, averages like this should be taken loosely.

Kiggins literacy in 1911

Of the Kigginses whose literacy was recorded, 63.8% could both read and write, 0% could read but not write, and 36.2% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 69.6% reading and writing against 58.3% of women.

Kiggins common first names

Among the Kigginses were men named Patrick (6), Michael (5), Edward (4), James (2) and John Thomas (2) and women named Bridget (5), Mary (5), Ellen (2), Kate (2) and Margaret (2).

Kiggins occupations in 1911

The most common occupation among Kigginses was farmer, 37.5% of them (18 people). Next came scholar / student (18.8%), general labourer (4.2%), retired / pensioner (4.2%) and dressmaker / milliner (2.1%).

What religion is Kiggins?

Kigginses were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 100% of them.

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Kiggins statistics (1911)

Number: 48
Rank: 5,933
Average Age: 31

Kiggins in the USA (2020)

Number: 982
Rank: 26,208

Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero. 

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