Dignam family name history and map
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Dignam in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 282 people named Dignam in Ireland; roughly one in every 16,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 152 men and 128 women. (A small number, 2, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Dignam in Ireland
The Dignams were heavily concentrated in Dublin, home to 62.8% of them (177 people). Next came Offaly (20), Laois (17), Monaghan (12) and Kildare (11).
Dignam average age in 1911
The average Dignam in 1911 was 24.8 years old, 22.8 for men and 27.2 for women; noticeably 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.
Dignam literacy in 1911
Of the Dignams whose literacy was recorded, 76.2% could both read and write, 5.7% could read but not write, and 18.1% 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.
Dignam common first names
The most common male names were Patrick (19), James, Thomas, John and Michael; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (25), followed by Bridget, Alice, Annie and Catherine.
Dignam occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Dignam's census form was "Scholar"; 23.4% (66) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farm labourer (6.4%), general labourer (6%), farmer (3.9%) and domestic servant (2.8%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 11% of all Dignams, followed by general labourers, transport and textiles & clothing.
What religion is Dignam?
Dignams were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 90.4% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (6.7%).
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Dignam statistics (1911)
Number: 282
Rank: 2,011
Average Age: 25
Dignam in the USA (2020)
Number: 347
Rank: 62,349
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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