Devane family name history and map
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Devane in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 552 people named Devane in Ireland; roughly one in every 8,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 288 men and 263 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Devane in Ireland
Kerry was Devane country: 44.4% of them (245 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Galway (150), Mayo (80), Limerick (39) and Tipperary (28).
Devane average age in 1911
The average Devane in 1911 was 28.9 years old, 28.7 for men and 29.1 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.
Devane literacy in 1911
Of the Devanes whose literacy was recorded, 69.8% could both read and write, 2.2% could read but not write, and 28% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 71.4% reading and writing against 68% of 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.
Devane common first names
The most common male names were John (54), Michael, Patrick, James and Thomas; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (58), followed by Bridget, Ellen, Margaret and Catherine.
Devane occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Devanes was farmer, 29% of them (160 people). Next came scholar / student (19%), domestic servant (2.4%), farm labourer (2%) and fisherman (1.4%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 31.2% of all Devanes, followed by domestic service, retail & commerce and fishing.
What religion is Devane?
Devanes were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 99.3% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (0.5%).
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Devane statistics (1911)
Number: 552
Rank: 1,246
Average Age: 29
Devane in the USA (2020)
Number: 1,948
Rank: 14,666
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.