Wiggins family name history and map
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Wiggins in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 226 people named Wiggins in Ireland; roughly one in every 19,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 104 men and 121 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Wiggins in Ireland
Fermanagh had the largest share of Wigginses, 20.4% (46 people). Next came Monaghan (30), Antrim (26), Cavan (23) and Dublin (22).
Wiggins average age in 1911
The average Wiggins in 1911 was 34.8 years old, 35.1 for men and 34.5 for women; noticeably 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.
Wiggins literacy in 1911
Of the Wigginses whose literacy was recorded, 89.4% could both read and write, 6% could read but not write, and 4.6% could do neither. The figures were much the same for men and 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.
Wiggins common first names
The most common male names were William (14), James, John, Thomas and Robert. For women it was Mary (9), followed by Elizabeth, Sarah, Margaret and Jane.
Wiggins occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Wiggins's census form was "Scholar"; 17.7% (40) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (11.5%), textile worker (4.9%), farm labourer (4%) and general labourer (4%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 16.4% of all Wigginses, followed by textiles & clothing, domestic service and general labourers.
What religion is Wiggins?
Wigginses were predominantly Anglican (72.1%). The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (14.2%), Presbyterian (8.8%), Plymouth Brethren (2.2%) and Methodist (1.8%).
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Wiggins statistics (1911)
Number: 226
Rank: 2,327
Average Age: 35
Wigginsin the USA (2020)
Number: 48,358
Rank: 688
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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