Cargin family name history and map
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Cargin in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 51 people named Cargin in Ireland; roughly one in every 86,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 26 men and 25 women.
Counties with Cargin in Ireland
The Cargins were heavily concentrated in Down, home to 62.7% of them (32 people). Next came Derry (10), Armagh (5), Antrim (2) and Monaghan (2).
Cargin average age in 1911
The average Cargin in 1911 was 30.1 years old, 26.3 for men and 34.0 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.
Cargin literacy in 1911
Of the Cargins whose literacy was recorded, 69.4% could both read and write, 12.2% could read but not write, and 18.4% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 70.8% reading and writing against 68% 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.
Cargin common first names
The most common male names were Hugh (5), John, Patrick, William John and Alexander. For women it was Mary (3), followed by Lucy, Mary Anne, Agnes and Anna Mary.
Cargin occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Cargin's census form was "Scholar"; 17.6% (9) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (15.7%), textile worker (13.7%), no occupation / dependent (5.9%) and dressmaker / milliner (3.9%). Grouped by sector, textiles & clothing accounted for 17.6% of all Cargins, followed by agriculture, no occupation / dependent and general labourers.
What religion is Cargin?
The largest religious group among Cargins was Presbyterian, at 47.1%. The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (23.5%), Anglican (17.6%) and Methodist (9.8%).
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Cargin statistics (1911)
Number: 51
Rank: 5,724
Average Age: 30
Cargin in the USA (2020)
Number: 147
Rank: 123,144
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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