Dervan family name history and map
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Dervan in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 92 people named Dervan in Ireland; roughly one in every 48,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more men than women recorded: 57 men to 35 women.
Counties with Dervan in Ireland
The Dervans were heavily concentrated in Galway, home to 100% of them (92 people).
Dervan average age in 1911
The average Dervan in 1911 was 28.0 years old, 28.9 for men and 26.6 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.
Dervan literacy in 1911
Of the Dervans whose literacy was recorded, 90.9% could both read and write, 0% could read but not write, and 9.1% 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.
Dervan common first names
The most common male names were John (9), Patrick, Michael, Thomas and William. For women it was Mary (9), followed by Ellen, Catherine, Delia and Frances.
Dervan occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Dervans was farmer, 34.8% of them (32 people). Next came scholar / student (21.7%), general labourer (7.6%), domestic servant (3.3%) and farm labourer (3.3%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 38% of all Dervans, followed by general labourers, domestic service and public service & defence.
What religion is Dervan?
Dervans were predominantly Roman Catholic (84.8%).
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Dervan statistics (1911)
Number: 92
Rank: 4,068
Average Age: 28
Dervan in the USA (2020)
Number: 129
Rank: 135,344
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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