Nelligan family name history and map

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Nelligan

Nelligan in 1911 Ireland

The 1911 Census recorded just 35 people named Nelligan in Ireland: 12 men and 23 women.

Counties with Nelligan in Ireland

Most Nelligans were found in Kildare (16), with smaller numbers in Kerry (13), Dublin (2), Antrim (1) and Cork (1).
Surname distribution map, 1911 census

Nelligan average age in 1911

The average Nelligan in 1911 was 31.3 years old, though with only 35 people recorded, averages like this should be taken loosely.

Nelligan literacy in 1911

Of the Nelligans whose literacy was recorded, 68.6% could both read and write, 2.9% could read but not write, and 28.6% could do neither.

Nelligan common first names

Among the Nelligans were men named Patrick (3), Denis (2), John (2), Christopher and J and women named Mary (8), Ellen (2), Margret (2), Ann and Anne.

Nelligan occupations in 1911

The most common entry on a Nelligan's census form was "Scholar"; 22.9% (8) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were domestic servant (17.1%), general labourer (8.6%), housekeeper (2.9%) and railway / tram worker (2.9%).

What religion is Nelligan?

Nelligans were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 100% of them.

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Nelligan statistics (1911)

Number: 35
Rank: 6,988
Average Age: 31

Nelliganin the USA (2020)

Number: 1,159
Rank: 22,709

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

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