Dever family name history and map
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Dever in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 233 people named Dever in Ireland; roughly one in every 19,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 125 men and 108 women.
Counties with Dever in Ireland
The Devers were heavily concentrated in Mayo, home to 74.7% of them (174 people). Next came Donegal (47), Dublin (9), Armagh (1) and Galway (1).
Dever average age in 1911
The average Dever in 1911 was 30.2 years old, 28.3 for men and 32.4 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.
Dever literacy in 1911
Of the Devers whose literacy was recorded, 67.1% could both read and write, 2.2% could read but not write, and 30.7% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 71.8% reading and writing against 61.7% 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.
Dever common first names
The most common male names were John (17), Michael, Patrick, James and Thomas; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (27), followed by Bridget, Anne, Kate and Catherine.
Dever occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Devers was farmer, 33.9% of them (79 people). Next came scholar / student (16.7%), butcher (2.6%), no occupation / dependent (2.6%) and farm labourer (1.7%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 36.9% of all Devers, followed by food & drink, no occupation / dependent and textiles & clothing.
What religion is Dever?
Devers were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 99.6% of them. The remainder were mostly Methodist (0.4%).
Dever statistics (1911)
Number: 233
Rank: 2,287
Average Age: 30
Dever in the USA (2020)
Number: 4,915
Rank: 6,612
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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