Devin family name history and map
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Devin in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 192 people named Devin in Ireland; roughly one in every 23,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 99 men and 92 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Devin in Ireland
Louth was Devin country: 44.3% of them (85 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Meath (41), Dublin (32), Derry (22) and Kildare (6).
Devin average age in 1911
The average Devin in 1911 was 29.0 years old, 29.5 for men and 28.4 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.
Devin literacy in 1911
Of the Devins whose literacy was recorded, 82.5% could both read and write, 3.3% could read but not write, and 14.2% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 85.2% reading and writing against 79.8% 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.
Devin common first names
The most common male names were Patrick (21), John, James, Thomas and George. For women it was Mary (18), followed by Catherine, Annie, Margaret and Anne.
Devin occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Devin's census form was "Scholar"; 20.3% (39) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (14.1%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (6.2%), general labourer (4.7%) and farm labourer (4.2%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 19.8% of all Devins, followed by retail & commerce, general labourers and textiles & clothing.
What religion is Devin?
Devins were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 99% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (1%).
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Devin statistics (1911)
Number: 192
Rank: 2,566
Average Age: 29
Devinin the USA (2020)
Number: 1,288
Rank: 20,789
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
