Elvin family name history and map
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Elvin in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 60 people named Elvin in Ireland; roughly one in every 73,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more women than men recorded: 33 women to 26 men. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Elvin in Ireland
Donegal was Elvin country: 46.7% of them (28 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Dublin (11), Derry (10), Tyrone (6) and Fermanagh (3).
Elvin average age in 1911
The average Elvin in 1911 was 29.2 years old, 28.2 for men and 29.9 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.
Elvin literacy in 1911
Of the Elvins whose literacy was recorded, 74.1% could both read and write, 8.6% could read but not write, and 17.2% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 84.8% reading and writing against 60% 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.
Elvin common first names
The most common male names were James (4), George, Thomas, John Young and Thomas Wray. For women it was Jane (4), followed by Margaret, Mary, Edith Anna and Eliza.
Elvin occupations in 1911
The most common entry on an Elvin's census form was "Scholar"; 13.3% (8) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (10%), textile worker (6.7%), metal worker / engineer (3.3%) and carter / driver / groom (1.7%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 10% of all Elvins, followed by textiles & clothing, metal & engineering and building & construction.
What religion is Elvin?
Elvins were predominantly Anglican (80%). The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (10%), Roman Catholic (5%) and Methodist (3.3%).
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Elvin statistics (1911)
Number: 60
Rank: 5,177
Average Age: 29
Elvinin the USA (2020)
Number: 756
Rank: 32,585
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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