Brannigan family name history and map
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Brannigan in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 571 people named Brannigan in Ireland; roughly one in every 7,700 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 293 men and 277 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Brannigan in Ireland
Antrim had the largest share of Brannigans, 22.1% (126 people). Next came Down (107), Tyrone (105), Monaghan (59) and Louth (41).
Brannigan average age in 1911
The average Brannigan in 1911 was 29.8 years old, 30.7 for men and 28.9 for women; almost exactly in line with 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.
Brannigan literacy in 1911
Of the Brannigans whose literacy was recorded, 69.5% could both read and write, 5.4% could read but not write, and 25.2% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 71% reading and writing against 67.8% 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.
Brannigan common first names
The most common male names were John (44), Patrick, James, Thomas and Michael; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (50), followed by Bridget, Margaret, Sarah and Annie.
Brannigan occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Brannigan's census form was "Scholar"; 19.3% (110) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (15.4%), textile worker (5.4%), farm labourer (4.6%) and general labourer (4.6%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 20.3% of all Brannigans, followed by textiles & clothing, general labourers and domestic service.
What religion is Brannigan?
Brannigans were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 91.6% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (4.7%) and Presbyterian (3.5%).
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Brannigan statistics (1911)
Number: 571
Rank: 1,211
Average Age: 30
Brannigan in the USA (2020)
Number: 1,475
Rank: 18,513
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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