Dermott family name history
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Dermott in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 151 people named Dermott in Ireland; roughly one in every 29,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 78 men and 73 women.
Counties with Dermott in Ireland
Cavan was Dermott country: 30.5% of them (46 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Armagh (35), Leitrim (26), Donegal (18) and Down (15).
Dermott average age in 1911
The average Dermott in 1911 was 32.5 years old, 32.0 for men and 33.0 for women; slightly 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.
Dermott literacy in 1911
Of the Dermotts whose literacy was recorded, 61.2% could both read and write, 8.2% could read but not write, and 29.9% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 62.5% reading and writing against 60% 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.
Dermott common first names
The most common male names were John (15), James, Patrick, Michael and Owen. For women it was Anne (8), followed by Mary, Bridget, Margaret and Ellen.
Dermott occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Dermotts was farmer, 26.5% of them (40 people). Next came scholar / student (13.2%), farm labourer (6%), textile worker (6%) and general labourer (2%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 33.1% of all Dermotts, followed by textiles & clothing, domestic service and general labourers.
What religion is Dermott?
Most Dermotts, 66.9%, were Roman Catholic. The remainder were mostly Anglican (28.5%), Non-Conformist (2.6%), Plymouth Brethren (1.3%) and Presbyterian (0.7%).
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Dermott statistics (1911)
Number: 151
Rank: 2,984
Average Age: 33
Dermottin the USA (2020)
Number: 278
Rank: 74,891
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
