Doggart family name history and map
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Doggart in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 101 people named Doggart in Ireland; roughly one in every 43,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 46 men and 55 women.
Counties with Doggart in Ireland
The Doggarts were heavily concentrated in Down, home to 89.1% of them (90 people). Next came Antrim (11).
Doggart average age in 1911
The average Doggart in 1911 was 28.8 years old, 26.4 for men and 30.7 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.
Doggart literacy in 1911
Of the Doggarts whose literacy was recorded, 91.1% could both read and write, 2% could read but not write, and 6.9% 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.
Doggart common first names
The most common male names were James (6), Hugh, John, Alexander and Adam. For women it was Agnes (6), followed by Elizabeth, Jane, Alice and Catherine.
Doggart occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Doggart's census form was "Scholar"; 13.9% (14) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were carpenter / joiner (5.9%), other maker / factory worker (5.9%), general labourer (5%) and clerk / office worker (4%). Grouped by sector, building & construction accounted for 8.9% of all Doggarts, followed by textiles & clothing, manufacturing & trades and general labourers.
What religion is Doggart?
Most Doggarts, 60.4%, were Presbyterian. The remainder were mostly Anglican (23.8%), Methodist (10.9%), Plymouth Brethren (2%) and Protestant (1%).
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Doggart statistics (1911)
Number: 101
Rank: 3,839
Average Age: 29
Doggartin the USA (2020)
Number: 0
Rank: 0
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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