O'Higgins family name history and map
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O'Higgins in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded just 29 people named O'Higgins in Ireland: 14 men and 15 women.
Counties with O'Higgins in Ireland
Most O'Higginses were found in Dublin (15), with smaller numbers in Louth (6), Down (5), Tyrone (2) and Waterford (1).
O'Higgins average age in 1911
The average O'Higgins in 1911 was 33.4 years old, though with only 29 people recorded, averages like this should be taken loosely.
O'Higgins literacy in 1911
Of the O'Higginses whose literacy was recorded, 85.7% could both read and write, 3.6% could read but not write, and 10.7% could do neither.
O'Higgins common first names
Among the O'Higginses were men named John (3), Michael (3), James, Joseph and Laurence and women named Mary (3), Margaret (2), Agnes, Anna and Anna Maria.
O'Higgins occupations in 1911
Occupations were only recorded for a small share of O'Higginses. Among them were 4 recorded as teacher, 3 recorded as shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer, 2 at school, 2 recorded as seamstress and 1 recorded as agent / manager.
What religion is O'Higgins?
O'Higginses were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 96.6% of them.
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O'Higgins statistics (1911)
Number: 29
Rank: 7,772
Average Age: 33
O'Higgins in the USA (2020)
Number: 137
Rank: 129,703
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.