Hannigan family name history and map
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Hannigan in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 958 people named Hannigan in Ireland; roughly one in every 4,600 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 476 men and 482 women.
Counties with Hannigan in Ireland
Cork had the largest share of Hannigans, 14.5% (139 people). Next came Waterford (125), Donegal (115), Dublin (105) and Tipperary (95).
Hannigan average age in 1911
The average Hannigan in 1911 was 30.1 years old, 30.7 for men and 29.5 for women; almost exactly in line with 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.
Hannigan literacy in 1911
Of the Hannigans whose literacy was recorded, 79.6% could both read and write, 4.3% could read but not write, and 16.1% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 80.8% reading and writing against 78.4% of 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.
Hannigan common first names
The most common male names were John (71), Thomas, Patrick, James and William. For women it was Mary (66), followed by Bridget, Margaret, Annie and Ellen; matching the national top five exactly.
Hannigan occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Hannigan's census form was "Scholar"; 21.6% (207) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (12.4%), general labourer (5.4%), farm labourer (4.6%) and domestic servant (2.5%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 18.2% of all Hannigans, followed by general labourers, domestic service and retail & commerce.
What religion is Hannigan?
Hannigans were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 96.3% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (1.7%), Presbyterian (1.3%) and Methodist (0.6%).
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Hannigan statistics (1911)
Number: 958
Rank: 817
Average Age: 30
Hannigan in the USA (2020)
Number: 4,275
Rank: 7,514
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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