Davern family name history and map
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Davern in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 189 people named Davern in Ireland; roughly one in every 23,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 92 men and 97 women.
Counties with Davern in Ireland
The Daverns were heavily concentrated in Tipperary, home to 50.8% of them (96 people). Next came Limerick (86), Clare (4), Cork (1) and Galway (1).
Davern average age in 1911
The average Davern in 1911 was 28.5 years old, 29.1 for men and 28.0 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.
Davern literacy in 1911
Of the Daverns whose literacy was recorded, 88.1% could both read and write, 2.3% could read but not write, and 9.7% 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.
Davern common first names
The most common male names were Michael (13), John, Patrick, James and William. For women it was Mary (24), followed by Ellen, Margaret, Bridget and Catherine.
Davern occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Davern's census form was "Scholar"; 24.3% (46) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (11.1%), farm labourer (8.5%), domestic servant (6.9%) and general labourer (4.8%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 20.1% of all Daverns, followed by domestic service, general labourers and building & construction.
What religion is Davern?
Daverns were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 100% of them.
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Davern statistics (1911)
Number: 189
Rank: 2,594
Average Age: 29
Davernin the USA (2020)
Number: 705
Rank: 34,583
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
