Deignan family name history and map
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Deignan in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 321 people named Deignan in Ireland; roughly one in every 14,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 161 men and 160 women.
Counties with Deignan in Ireland
Roscommon was Deignan country: 33% of them (106 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Sligo (66), Mayo (46), Leitrim (40) and Offaly (14).
Deignan average age in 1911
The average Deignan in 1911 was 28.8 years old, 30.2 for men and 27.5 for women; a touch 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.
Deignan literacy in 1911
Of the Deignans whose literacy was recorded, 75.1% could both read and write, 3.5% could read but not write, and 21.4% 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.
Deignan common first names
The most common male names were John (25), Patrick, Thomas, James and Michael; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Bridget (33), followed by Mary, Kate, Anne and Annie.
Deignan occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Deignan's census form was "Scholar"; 25.5% (82) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (18.4%), general labourer (3.7%), domestic servant (2.8%) and farm labourer (2.8%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 21.8% of all Deignans, followed by general labourers, domestic service and retail & commerce.
What religion is Deignan?
Deignans were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 98.4% of them.
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Deignan statistics (1911)
Number: 321
Rank: 1,828
Average Age: 29
Deignanin the USA (2020)
Number: 786
Rank: 31,542
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
