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Madigan in 1911 Ireland

The 1911 Census recorded 1,108 people named Madigan in Ireland, about 0.025% of everyone living in the country at the time and the 724th most common surname overall. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 558 men and 548 women. (A small number, 2, had no sex recorded.)

Counties with Madigan in Ireland

Limerick was Madigan country: 37.5% of them (416 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Clare (339), Cork (93), Kilkenny (81) and Dublin (62).
Surname distribution map, 1911 census

Madigan average age in 1911

The average Madigan in 1911 was 30.0 years old, 29.0 for men and 31.1 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.

Madigan literacy in 1911

Of the Madigans whose literacy was recorded, 82.4% could both read and write, 2.4% could read but not write, and 15.3% 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.

Madigan common first names

The most common male names were John (96), Patrick, Michael, James and Thomas; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (98), followed by Bridget, Margaret, Ellen and Kate.

Madigan occupations in 1911

The most common entry on a Madigan's census form was "Scholar"; 19.9% (220) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (16.8%), general labourer (4.2%), farm labourer (3.7%) and shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (3.3%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 20.8% of all Madigans, followed by retail & commerce, general labourers and domestic service.

What religion is Madigan?

Madigans were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 98.3% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (0.1%) and Presbyterian (0.1%).
Map showing where Roman Catholic families of this surname lived in Ireland, 1911 census

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Madigan statistics (1911)

Number: 1,108
Rank: 724
Average Age: 30

Madigan in the USA (2020)

Number: 5,419
Rank: 6,084

Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero. 

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