Wiggans family name history and map
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Wiggans in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded just 43 people named Wiggans in Ireland: 21 men and 22 women.
Counties with Wiggans in Ireland
Most Wigganses were found in Fermanagh (12), with smaller numbers in Cork (7), Monaghan (7), Dublin (5) and Tyrone (5).
Wiggans average age in 1911
The average Wiggans in 1911 was 29.9 years old, though with only 43 people recorded, averages like this should be taken loosely.
Wiggans literacy in 1911
Of the Wigganses whose literacy was recorded, 73.8% could both read and write, 2.4% could read but not write, and 23.8% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 81% reading and writing against 66.7% of women.
Wiggans common first names
Among the Wigganses were men named John (4), Thomas (4), James (2), Patrick (2) and Robert (2) and women named Mary (4), Margaret (3), Jane (2), Mary Anne (2) and Sarah (2).
Wiggans occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Wiggans's census form was "Scholar"; 16.3% (7) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (14%), farm labourer (11.6%), general labourer (11.6%) and textile worker (7%).
What religion is Wiggans?
Most Wigganses, 55.8%, were Anglican. The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (44.2%).
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Wiggans statistics (1911)
Number: 43
Rank: 6,301
Average Age: 30
Wiggans in the USA (2020)
Number: 346
Rank: 62,494
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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