Beagan family name history and map
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Beagan in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 73 people named Beagan in Ireland; roughly one in every 60,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 39 men and 34 women.
Counties with Beagan in Ireland
The Beagans were heavily concentrated in Fermanagh, home to 68.5% of them (50 people). Next came Armagh (15), Antrim (4), Monaghan (3) and Laois (1).
Beagan average age in 1911
The average Beagan in 1911 was 23.8 years old, 22.8 for men and 25.0 for women; noticeably younger 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.
Beagan literacy in 1911
Of the Beagans whose literacy was recorded, 85.3% could both read and write, 2.9% could read but not write, and 11.8% could do neither. The figures were much the same for men and 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.
Beagan common first names
The most common male names were Patrick (7), James, Peter, Thomas and Bernard. For women it was Ellen (4), followed by Bridget, Elizabeth, Sarah and Anne.
Beagan occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Beagan's census form was "Scholar"; 23.3% (17) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (21.9%), textile worker (4.1%), farm labourer (2.7%) and shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (2.7%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 24.7% of all Beagans, followed by textiles & clothing, retail & commerce and building & construction.
What religion is Beagan?
Beagans were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 100% of them.
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Beagan statistics (1911)
Number: 73
Rank: 4,636
Average Age: 24
Beagan in the USA (2020)
Number: 348
Rank: 62,198
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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