Siggins family name history and map
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Siggins in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 57 people named Siggins in Ireland; roughly one in every 77,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 30 men and 27 women.
Counties with Siggins in Ireland
Wexford was Siggins country: 43.9% of them (25 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Sligo (18), Dublin (7), Roscommon (5) and Armagh (2).
Siggins average age in 1911
The average Siggins in 1911 was 29.3 years old, 30.0 for men and 28.5 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.
Siggins literacy in 1911
Of the Sigginses whose literacy was recorded, 83.3% could both read and write, 5.6% could read but not write, and 11.1% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 85.2% reading and writing against 81.5% 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.
Siggins common first names
The most common male names were John (3), Martin, Edward, Archiebald and Cecil. For women it was Sarah (3), followed by Annie, Mary, Alice and Catherine.
Siggins occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Sigginses was farmer, 24.6% of them (14 people). Next came scholar / student (19.3%), farm labourer (3.5%), shoemaker (3.5%) and clerk / office worker (1.8%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 28.1% of all Sigginses, followed by domestic service, textiles & clothing and clerical & administration.
What religion is Siggins?
Most Sigginses, 57.9%, were Roman Catholic. The remainder were mostly Anglican (31.6%) and Methodist (5.3%).
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Siggins statistics (1911)
Number: 57
Rank: 5,337
Average Age: 29
Sigginsin the USA (2020)
Number: 486
Rank: 47,112
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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