Devenney family name history
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Devenney in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 123 people named Devenney in Ireland; roughly one in every 36,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 56 men and 67 women.
Counties with Devenney in Ireland
Antrim was Devenney country: 30.1% of them (37 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Donegal (33), Derry (26), Tyrone (16) and Monaghan (6).
Devenney average age in 1911
The average Devenney in 1911 was 27.9 years old, 30.5 for men and 25.8 for women; a touch younger 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.
Devenney literacy in 1911
Of the Devenneys whose literacy was recorded, 64.9% could both read and write, 6.1% could read but not write, and 28.9% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 66% reading and writing against 63.9% of 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.
Devenney common first names
The most common male names were John (9), William, Robert, Thomas and James. For women it was Mary (10), followed by Sarah, Ellen, Lizzie and Nancy.
Devenney occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Devenneys was textile worker, 10.6% of them (13 people). Next came scholar / student (9.8%), farm labourer (8.1%), general labourer (8.1%) and domestic servant (7.3%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 13% of all Devenneys, followed by textiles & clothing, domestic service and general labourers.
What religion is Devenney?
Most Devenneys, 61.8%, were Roman Catholic. The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (26.8%) and Anglican (11.4%).
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Devenney statistics (1911)
123 in Ireland
3,397 most common surname in Ireland
28 average age
Devenneyin the USA (2020)
745 in USA (2020)
32,985 rank in USA (2020)
