Pidgeon family name history
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Pidgeon in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 167 people named Pidgeon in Ireland; roughly one in every 26,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 82 men and 85 women.
Counties with Pidgeon in Ireland
Dublin was Pidgeon country: 49.1% of them (82 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Offaly (36), Mayo (20), Down (8) and Meath (6).
Pidgeon average age in 1911
The average Pidgeon in 1911 was 28.1 years old, 26.7 for men and 29.5 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.
Pidgeon literacy in 1911
Of the Pidgeons whose literacy was recorded, 77.1% could both read and write, 4.2% could read but not write, and 18.7% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 80.2% reading and writing against 74.1% 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.
Pidgeon common first names
The most common male names were John (17), Thomas, William, James and Patrick. For women it was Mary (10), followed by Bridget, Catherine, Eliza and Margaret.
Pidgeon occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Pidgeon's census form was "Scholar"; 22.8% (38) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (10.8%), general labourer (6.6%), carpenter / joiner (4.2%) and butcher (3.6%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 10.8% of all Pidgeons, followed by general labourers, building & construction and food & drink.
What religion is Pidgeon?
Pidgeons were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 92.2% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (7.8%).
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Pidgeon statistics (1911)
Number: 167
Rank: 2,816
Average Age: 28
Pidgeonin the USA (2020)
Number: 1,676
Rank: 16,617
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
