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Where is the Callighan family from?
You can see how Callighan families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Callighan family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Callighan families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1840 there was 1 Callighan family living in Maine. This was about 25% of all the recorded Callighan's in USA. Maine and 3 other states had the highest population of Callighan families in 1840.
Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Callighan surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.
What did your Callighan ancestors do for a living?
In 1940, Farmer and Stenographer were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Callighan. 56% of Callighan men worked as a Farmer and 100% of Callighan women worked as a Stenographer. .
Between 1968 and 2000, in the United States, Callighan life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1979, and highest in 1981. The average life expectancy for Callighan in 1968 was 61, and 86 in 2000.