Dermody family name history and map
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Dermody in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 411 people named Dermody in Ireland; roughly one in every 11,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 224 men and 187 women.
Counties with Dermody in Ireland
Kilkenny was Dermody country: 26.5% of them (109 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Galway (97), Westmeath (63), Longford (55) and Cavan (20).
Dermody average age in 1911
The average Dermody in 1911 was 31.6 years old, 31.0 for men and 32.4 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.
Dermody literacy in 1911
Of the Dermodys whose literacy was recorded, 77.9% could both read and write, 5.2% could read but not write, and 16.9% 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.
Dermody common first names
The most common male names were John (42), Patrick, James, Michael and Thomas; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (40), followed by Bridget, Annie, Margaret and Ellen; matching the national top five exactly.
Dermody occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Dermody's census form was "Scholar"; 25.3% (104) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (21.4%), farm labourer (8%), domestic servant (3.9%) and general labourer (3.6%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 29.4% of all Dermodys, followed by domestic service, general labourers and retail & commerce.
What religion is Dermody?
Dermodys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 97.6% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (1.9%) and Salvation Army (0.5%).
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Dermody statistics (1911)
Number: 411
Rank: 1,548
Average Age: 32
Dermody in the USA (2020)
Number: 1,492
Rank: 18,356
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.