McNevin family name history and map
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McNevin in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 52 people named McNevin in Ireland; roughly one in every 84,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more men than women recorded: 31 men to 21 women.
Counties with McNevin in Ireland
Dublin was McNevin country: 48.1% of them (25 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Galway (12), Carlow (5), Leitrim (4) and Meath (4).
McNevin average age in 1911
The average McNevin in 1911 was 32.1 years old, 28.0 for men and 38.1 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.
McNevin literacy in 1911
Of the McNevins whose literacy was recorded, 94% could both read and write, 2% could read but not write, and 4% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 96.6% reading and writing against 90.5% 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.
McNevin common first names
The most common male names were Michael (4), John, Richard, Gerald and James. For women it was Bridget (3), followed by Mary, Anne, Elizabeth and Ann.
McNevin occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a McNevin's census form was "Scholar"; 23.1% (12) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were general labourer (5.8%), agent / manager (3.8%), clergy / religious (3.8%) and clerk / office worker (3.8%). Grouped by sector, professional accounted for 11.5% of all McNevins, followed by retail & commerce, general labourers and clerical & administration.
What religion is McNevin?
McNevins were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 98.1% of them.
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McNevin statistics (1911)
Number: 52
Rank: 5,653
Average Age: 32
McNevin in the USA (2020)
Number: 455
Rank: 49,823
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.