Piggott family name history and map
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Piggott in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 102 people named Piggott in Ireland; roughly one in every 43,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 52 men and 48 women. (A small number, 2, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Piggott in Ireland
Limerick had the largest share of Piggotts, 15.7% (16 people). Next came Derry (14), Cork (12), Down (9) and Dublin (8).
Piggott average age in 1911
The average Piggott in 1911 was 32.6 years old, 33.6 for men and 32.0 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.
Piggott literacy in 1911
Of the Piggotts whose literacy was recorded, 78.7% could both read and write, 4.3% could read but not write, and 17% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 81.6% reading and writing against 74.4% 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.
Piggott common first names
The most common male names were James (6), Patrick, John, Thomas and William. For women it was Mary (6), followed by Bridget, Jane, Margaret and Maggie.
Piggott occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Piggotts was farmer, 14.7% of them (15 people). Next came scholar / student (8.8%), domestic servant (7.8%), farm labourer (6.9%) and metal worker / engineer (3.9%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 22.5% of all Piggotts, followed by domestic service, metal & engineering and general labourers.
What religion is Piggott?
Most Piggotts, 67.6%, were Roman Catholic. The remainder were mostly Anglican (24.5%) and Presbyterian (2%).
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Piggott statistics (1911)
Number: 102
Rank: 3,808
Average Age: 33
Piggott in the USA (2020)
Number: 1,639
Rank: 16,955
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
