McKevitt family name history and map
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McKevitt in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 380 people named McKevitt in Ireland; roughly one in every 12,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 172 men and 208 women.
Counties with McKevitt in Ireland
Louth was McKevitt country: 38.2% of them (145 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Down (118), Dublin (39), Armagh (28) and Antrim (27).
McKevitt average age in 1911
The average McKevitt in 1911 was 28.4 years old, 28.3 for men and 28.5 for women; a touch younger 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.
McKevitt literacy in 1911
Of the McKevitts whose literacy was recorded, 75.8% could both read and write, 4.8% could read but not write, and 19.4% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 77.2% reading and writing against 74.1% 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.
McKevitt common first names
The most common male names were James (28), Patrick, John, Thomas and Peter. For women it was Mary (33), followed by Sarah, Bridget, Annie and Catherine.
McKevitt occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a McKevitt's census form was "Scholar"; 22.6% (86) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (13.4%), general labourer (5.3%), domestic servant (3.2%) and shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (2.6%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 14.7% of all McKevitts, followed by general labourers, domestic service and textiles & clothing.
What religion is McKevitt?
McKevitts were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 99.7% of them.
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McKevitt statistics (1911)
Number: 380
Rank: 1,631
Average Age: 28
McKevitt in the USA (2020)
Number: 693
Rank: 35,059
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
