Rigby family name history and map
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Rigby in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 72 people named Rigby in Ireland; roughly one in every 61,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 34 men and 38 women.
Counties with Rigby in Ireland
Dublin was Rigby country: 38.9% of them (28 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Antrim (14), Down (13), Kilkenny (9) and Cork (5).
Rigby average age in 1911
The average Rigby in 1911 was 25.9 years old, 21.7 for men and 29.4 for women; noticeably 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.
Rigby literacy in 1911
Of the Rigbys whose literacy was recorded, 82.8% could both read and write, 1.6% could read but not write, and 15.6% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 88.6% reading and writing against 75.9% of men. 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.
Rigby common first names
The most common male names were William (3), Fred, Frederick William, James and John. For women it was Annie (4), followed by Catherine, Clarissa, Emily and Mary.
Rigby occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Rigby's census form was "Scholar"; 23.6% (17) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were blacksmith / smith (5.6%), farmer (4.2%), other maker / factory worker (4.2%) and seamstress (4.2%). Grouped by sector, manufacturing & trades accounted for 5.6% of all Rigbys, followed by metal & engineering, textiles & clothing and agriculture.
What religion is Rigby?
The largest religious group among Rigbys was Roman Catholic, at 40.3%. The remainder were mostly Anglican (38.9%), Presbyterian (11.1%) and Plymouth Brethren (8.3%).
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Rigby statistics (1911)
Number: 72
Rank: 4,678
Average Age: 26
Rigbyin the USA (2020)
Number: 6,555
Rank: 5,156
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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