Bridget family name history and map
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Bridget in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 179 people named Bridget in Ireland; roughly one in every 25,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more women than men recorded: 165 women to 12 men. (A small number, 2, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Bridget in Ireland
Cork had the largest share of Bridgets, 11.2% (20 people). Next came Tipperary (20), Dublin (19), Wexford (16) and Kerry (11).
Bridget average age in 1911
The average Bridget in 1911 was 29.3 years old, 34.7 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.
Bridget literacy in 1911
Of the Bridgets whose literacy was recorded, 79.1% could both read and write, 5.8% could read but not write, and 15.1% could do neither. 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.
Bridget common first names
The most common male names were James (2), Martin, Patrick, Catherine and Charles. For women it was Mary (4), followed by Brennan, Bridget, Byrne and Daly.
Bridget occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Bridget's census form was "Scholar"; 20.1% (36) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were domestic servant (9.5%), general labourer (2.8%), housekeeper (2.8%) and farmer (2.2%). Grouped by sector, domestic service accounted for 15.1% of all Bridgets, followed by agriculture, textiles & clothing and general labourers.
What religion is Bridget?
Bridgets were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 92.2% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (5%), Methodist (0.6%) and Presbyterian (0.6%).
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Bridget statistics (1911)
Number: 179
Rank: 2,687
Average Age: 29
Bridget in the USA (2020)
Number: 319
Rank: 66,829
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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