Diggin family name history and map
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Diggin in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 237 people named Diggin in Ireland; roughly one in every 19,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 128 men and 109 women.
Counties and map with Diggin in Ireland
The Diggins were heavily concentrated in Kerry, home to 100% of them (237 people).
Diggin average age in 1911
The average Diggin in 1911 was 27.9 years old, 26.6 for men and 29.5 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.
Diggin literacy in 1911
Of the Diggins whose literacy was recorded, 57.7% could both read and write, 3.1% could read but not write, and 37.9% 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.
Diggin common first names
The most common male names were John (29), Patrick, Michael, Thomas and James; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (31), followed by Bridget, Margaret, Catherine and Johanna.
Diggin occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Diggin's census form was "Scholar"; 29.1% (69) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (16%), farm labourer (5.9%), general labourer (5.1%) and domestic servant (3%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 21.9% of all Diggins, followed by general labourers, domestic service and no occupation / dependent.
What religion is Diggin?
Diggins were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 92% of them.
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Diggin statistics (1911)
Number: 237
Rank: 2,258
Average Age: 28
Diggin in the USA (2020)
Number: 0
Rank: 0
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it may show as zero.
