Devitt family name history and map
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Devitt in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 593 people named Devitt in Ireland; roughly one in every 7,400 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 308 men and 284 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Devitt in Ireland
Clare was Devitt country: 29% of them (172 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Dublin (141), Tipperary (65), Wicklow (46) and Leitrim (26).
Devitt average age in 1911
The average Devitt in 1911 was 30.4 years old, 29.5 for men and 31.4 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.
Devitt literacy in 1911
Of the Devitts whose literacy was recorded, 77.7% could both read and write, 3.5% could read but not write, and 18.6% 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.
Devitt common first names
The most common male names were John (46), Patrick, Michael, James and Thomas; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (46), followed by Bridget, Margaret, Elizabeth and Annie.
Devitt occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Devitt's census form was "Scholar"; 21.1% (125) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (17.5%), farm labourer (3%), general labourer (2.4%) and herd / dairy worker (2.4%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 22.9% of all Devitts, followed by domestic service, general labourers and textiles & clothing.
What religion is Devitt?
Devitts were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 92.1% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (3.4%), Methodist (2.2%) and Presbyterian (0.5%).
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Devitt statistics (1911)
Number: 593
Rank: 1,177
Average Age: 30
Devitt in the USA (2020)
Number: 2,128
Rank: 13,630
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.