Donavan family name history and map
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Donavan in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 53 people named Donavan in Ireland; roughly one in every 83,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 25 men and 28 women.
Counties with Donavan in Ireland
The Donavans were heavily concentrated in Cork, home to 50.9% of them (27 people). Next came Dublin (9), Waterford (4), Antrim (2) and Kerry (2).
Donavan average age in 1911
The average Donavan in 1911 was 31.6 years old, 33.2 for men and 30.2 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.
Donavan literacy in 1911
Of the Donavans whose literacy was recorded, 68.6% could both read and write, 7.8% could read but not write, and 23.5% 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.
Donavan common first names
The most common male names were John (8), Michael, Daniel, Albert Austen and Christopher. For women it was Elizabeth (3), followed by Hannah, Catherine, Julia and Kate.
Donavan occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Donavan's census form was "Scholar"; 11.3% (6) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were domestic servant (9.4%), farmer (7.5%), general labourer (5.7%) and clergy / religious (3.8%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 13.2% of all Donavans, followed by domestic service, general labourers and professional.
What religion is Donavan?
Donavans were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 96.2% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (3.8%).
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Donavan statistics (1911)
Number: 53
Rank: 5,585
Average Age: 32
Donavan in the USA (2020)
Number: 603
Rank: 39,379
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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