Divine family name history and map
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Divine in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 196 people named Divine in Ireland; roughly one in every 22,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 102 men and 93 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Divine in Ireland
Donegal had the largest share of Divines, 21.9% (43 people). Next came Derry (36), Leitrim (18), Tyrone (18) and Galway (13).
Divine average age in 1911
The average Divine in 1911 was 32.7 years old, 32.2 for men and 33.4 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.
Divine literacy in 1911
Of the Divines whose literacy was recorded, 63.1% could both read and write, 7.5% could read but not write, and 29.4% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 65.3% reading and writing against 60.7% 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.
Divine common first names
The most common male names were John (25), James, Patrick, William and Michael. For women it was Mary (16), followed by Margaret, Bridget, Catherine and Hannah.
Divine occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Divines was farmer, 16.3% of them (32 people). Next came scholar / student (14.8%), general labourer (7.1%), domestic servant (6.1%) and farm labourer (4.6%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 20.9% of all Divines, followed by domestic service, general labourers and textiles & clothing.
What religion is Divine?
Divines were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 97.4% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (0.5%) and Unitarian (0.5%).
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Divine statistics (1911)
Number: 196
Rank: 2,540
Average Age: 33
Divine in the USA (2020)
Number: 2,898
Rank: 10,559
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
