Clingan family name history and map
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Clingan in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 60 people named Clingan in Ireland; roughly one in every 73,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 28 men and 31 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Clingan in Ireland
The Clingans were heavily concentrated in Fermanagh, home to 50% of them (30 people). Next came Down (18), Tipperary (6), Monaghan (2) and Tyrone (2).
Clingan average age in 1911
The average Clingan in 1911 was 31.2 years old, 35.2 for men and 28.1 for women; slightly older 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.
Clingan literacy in 1911
Of the Clingans whose literacy was recorded, 85% could both read and write, 1.7% could read but not write, and 13.3% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 92.9% reading and writing against 77.4% 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.
Clingan common first names
The most common male names were James (4), John, William, Richard and Fleming. For women it was Jane (3), followed by Elizabeth, Margaret, Mary Ann and Agnes.
Clingan occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Clingans was farmer, 26.7% of them (16 people). Next came scholar / student (11.7%), mason / bricklayer (6.7%), dressmaker / milliner (3.3%) and farm labourer (3.3%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 30% of all Clingans, followed by building & construction, textiles & clothing and domestic service.
What religion is Clingan?
The largest religious group among Clingans was Anglican, at 46.7%. The remainder were mostly Methodist (18.3%), Roman Catholic (16.7%), Presbyterian (5%) and Unitarian (3.3%).
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Clingan statistics (1911)
Number: 60
Rank: 5,177
Average Age: 31
Clingan in the USA (2020)
Number: 1,655
Rank: 16,783
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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