Blevins family name history and map
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Blevins in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 80 people named Blevins in Ireland; roughly one in every 55,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more women than men recorded: 48 women to 32 men.
Counties with Blevins in Ireland
The Blevinses were heavily concentrated in Armagh, home to 62.5% of them (50 people). Next came Dublin (11), Antrim (9), Down (8) and Offaly (1).
Blevins average age in 1911
The average Blevins in 1911 was 30.9 years old, 29.1 for men and 32.2 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.
Blevins literacy in 1911
Of the Blevinses whose literacy was recorded, 83.8% could both read and write, 8.8% could read but not write, and 7.4% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 85.7% reading and writing against 80.8% 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.
Blevins common first names
The most common male names were James (5), David, William, John and George. For women it was Mary (5), followed by Sarah, Elizabeth, Margaret and Mary Anne.
Blevins occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Blevins's census form was "Scholar"; 15% (12) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farm labourer (11.2%), farmer (10%), textile worker (10%) and other maker / factory worker (3.8%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 23.8% of all Blevinses, followed by textiles & clothing, domestic service and manufacturing & trades.
What religion is Blevins?
Most Blevinses, 67.5%, were Anglican. The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (17.5%), Methodist (11.2%), Presbyterian (2.5%) and Plymouth Brethren (1.2%).
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Blevins statistics (1911)
Number: 80
Rank: 4,404
Average Age: 31
Blevins in the USA (2020)
Number: 36,439
Rank: 940
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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