Flavin family name history and map
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Flavin in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 364 people named Flavin in Ireland; roughly one in every 12,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 181 men and 182 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties and map with Flavin in Ireland
Cork was Flavin country: 29.9% of them (109 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Waterford (93), Kerry (91), Limerick (47) and Tipperary (7).
Flavin average age in 1911
The average Flavin in 1911 was 29.4 years old, 29.0 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.
Flavin literacy in 1911
Of the Flavins whose literacy was recorded, 77.3% could both read and write, 2.2% could read but not write, and 20.4% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 81.2% reading and writing against 73.3% 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.
Flavin common first names
The most common male names were Patrick (31), John, Michael, James and Thomas; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (32), followed by Bridget, Ellen, Margaret and Catherine.
Flavin occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Flavin's census form was "Scholar"; 23.6% (86) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (9.1%), farm labourer (6%), domestic servant (4.7%) and general labourer (4.4%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 16.2% of all Flavins, followed by domestic service, retail & commerce and general labourers.
What religion is Flavin?
Flavins were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 99.7% of them.
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Flavin statistics (1911)
Number: 364
Rank: 1,683
Average Age: 29
Flavin in the USA (2020)
Number: 1,932
Rank: 14,757
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it may show as zero.
