Duignan family name history and map
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Duignan in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 1,021 people named Duignan in Ireland, about 0.023% of everyone living in the country at the time and the 772nd most common surname overall. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 519 men and 501 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties and map with Duignan in Ireland
Leitrim was Duignan country: 27.9% of them (285 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Roscommon (257), Meath (116), Longford (97) and Dublin (74).
Duignan average age in 1911
The average Duignan in 1911 was 31.2 years old, 31.2 for men and 31.2 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.
Duignan literacy in 1911
Of the Duignans whose literacy was recorded, 81.3% could both read and write, 4.2% could read but not write, and 14.4% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 83% reading and writing against 79.8% of men. 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.
Duignan common first names
The most common male names were Patrick (70), John, James, Michael and Thomas; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Bridget (69), followed by Mary, Kate, Anne and Margaret.
Duignan occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Duignans was farmer, 22.4% of them (229 people). Next came scholar / student (21.7%), farm labourer (4.6%), general labourer (2.2%) and domestic servant (2%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 27.7% of all Duignans, followed by domestic service, retail & commerce and general labourers.
What religion is Duignan?
Duignans were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 99.8% of them.
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Duignan statistics (1911)
Number: 1,021
Rank: 772
Average Age: 31
Duignan in the USA (2020)
Number: 576
Rank: 40,855
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it may show as zero.
