SAMPLE OF SURNAMES FROM THE CENSUS OF 1911
OF IRELAND
Compiled by Frank O’Donovan
On the Tables below I have listed almost three quarters of the Surnames on the Census of all 32 counties in Ireland in 1911.
Murphy was clearly the most common Surname in this sample followed by Kelly. I should emphasise this is from the 1,888 surnames I selected. Interesting too that the sample in Table 2 includes 22 surnames where that surname appears just once in the whole country.
Table 1, the first section, is in descending order of occurrences of the 300 most frequently occurring surnames from the 1,888 sample of surnames I selected. It gives Surname, the frequency of occurrences of that Surname and that surname as a percentage of the total population. So the Surname of Murphy was used in 55,673 instances, or 1.270% of all the names of the 4,384,519 people in the country.
The use of O’ in the surname was increasing too by 1911 but generally such occurrences were well below the numbers who were not using the O’. Example is in Donovan / O’Donovan in this link. http://bmdnotices.com/remembrance-garden-book/viewremembranceold.aspx?remembranceid=19 However we do see that O’Brien, O’Neill (ONeill) and O’Connor (OConnor) did embrace the O’ in their respective names as with Brien / O’Brien in http://bmdnotices.com/remembrance-garden-book/viewremembranceold.aspx?remembranceid=140
I was surprised by the frequent occurrences of some names and equally the more infrequent number of other surnames. As I said in my Sample of First Names from the Census of 1911 of Ireland we each think of the popularly used names in our own local area. Some names are more popular in different parts of the country of course.
So we next look at the top 300 surnames from the sample.
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Name Frequency % of total Name Frequency % of total Murphy 55,673 1.270% Barry 9,343 0.213% Kelly 45,741 1.043% Connell 9,277 0.212% Walsh 34,336 0.783% Keane 9,234 0.211% Ryan 30,594 0.698% O'Sullivan 9,167 0.209% Sullivan 28,873 0.659% Casey 9,139 0.208% Byrne 28,604 0.652% Ward 9,100 0.208% O'Brien 24,519 0.559% McMahon 9,052 0.206% Doyle 20,363 0.464% Cunningham 8,942 0.204% Reilly 19,551 0.446% Kenny 8,941 0.204% Gallagher 19,039 0.434% Stewart 8,890 0.203% McCarthy 18,515 0.422% Donovan 8,822 0.201% O'Neill 18,386 0.419% Graham 8,730 0.199% Murray 18,326 0.418% Foley 8,725 0.199% Doherty 17,779 0.405% Kavanagh 8,660 0.198% Lynch 17,598 0.401% Donnelly 8,632 0.197% Kennedy 17,562 0.401% McDonnell 8,551 0.195% O'Connor 16,876 0.385% Carthy 8,545 0.195% Connor 16,543 0.377% McKenna 8,486 0.194% Smyth 16,477 0.376% Robinson 8,481 0.193% Quinn 15,906 0.363% Whelan 8,263 0.188% Smith 15,400 0.351% Hamilton 8,240 0.188% Moore 15,397 0.351% Callaghan 8,128 0.185% Brennan 14,571 0.332% Shea 7,977 0.182% Burke 14,251 0.325% Mahon 7,883 0.180% Campbell 14,227 0.324% McLaughlin 7,817 0.178% Wilson 14,127 0.322% Higgins 7,680 0.175% Daly 14,097 0.322% Maher 7,680 0.175% Clarke 14,069 0.321% Scott 7,679 0.175% Carroll 13,788 0.314% Mahony 7,660 0.175% Martin 13,587 0.310% Lyons 7,522 0.172% Flynn 13,561 0.309% Griffin 7,519 0.171% O'Donnell 13,513 0.308% King 7,438 0.170% Collins 13,109 0.299% Bell 7,365 0.168% Johnston 12,973 0.296% Hogan 7,328 0.167% Brien 12,818 0.292% Roche 7,322 0.167% Fitzgerald 12,733 0.290% Browne 7,297 0.166% Farrell 12,543 0.286% O'Connell 7,286 0.166% Dunne 12,307 0.281% Curran 7,223 0.165% Nolan 11,836 0.270% Cullen 7,211 0.164% Connolly 11,742 0.268% McDonald 7,176 0.164% Duffy 11,718 0.267% McCann 7,164 0.163% Hughes 11,649 0.266% Reid 7,164 0.163% Thompson 11,630 0.265% Burns 7,095 0.162% Brown 11,583 0.264% Egan 7,051 0.161% McGrath 11,130 0.254% McDermott 6,900 0.157% Neill 10,917 0.249% Anderson 6,774 0.154% Power 10,729 0.245% Conway 6,748 0.154% Boyle 10,726 0.245% Buckley 6,724 0.153% Brady 10,724 0.245% Allen 6,707 0.153% Moran 10,562 0.241% Flanagan 6,685 0.152% Healy 10,485 0.239% Sheehan 6,665 0.152% White 9,786 0.223% McLoughlin 6,643 0.152% Hayes 9,773 0.223% McNamara 6,599 0.151% Fitzpatrick 9,617 0.219% Taylor 6,429 0.147% Maguire 9,455 0.216% Cronin 6,403 0.146% Sweeney 9,386 0.214% Regan 6,306 0.144%
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Name Frequency % of total Name Frequency % of total Dwyer 6,297 0.144% O'Reilly 4,566 0.104% Donnell 6,292 0.144% Watson 4,560 0.104% Kane 6,207 0.142% Malone 4,555 0.104% Butler 6,182 0.141% Ferguson 4,550 0.104% McCabe 6,153 0.140% Hurley 4,544 0.104% McHugh 6,062 0.138% Wright 4,527 0.103% Cahill 6,056 0.138% Keenan 4,519 0.103% Boyd 6,045 0.138% Crawford 4,493 0.102% Armstrong 5,989 0.137% Carey 4,483 0.102% Hickey 5,980 0.136% Madden 4,475 0.102% Barrett 5,938 0.135% O'Shea 4,474 0.102% Moloney 5,928 0.135% McGovern 4,454 0.102% Joyce 5,910 0.135% Coyle 4,429 0.101% Fleming 5,854 0.134% Costello 4,419 0.101% Mooney 5,833 0.133% Gibson 4,415 0.101% McCormack 5,782 0.132% Dillon 4,408 0.101% Rooney 5,756 0.131% McManus 4,390 0.100% Kerr 5,753 0.131% Donohoe 4,384 0.100% Leary 5,726 0.131% Doran 4,381 0.100% Kearney 5,703 0.130% Driscoll 4,378 0.100% Patterson 5,653 0.129% Dowling 4,368 0.100% Dolan 5,649 0.129% Hegarty 4,337 0.099% Woods 5,554 0.127% Black 4,335 0.099% Crowley 5,539 0.126% Bourke 4,331 0.099% Molloy 5,502 0.125% Long 4,317 0.098% Gorman 5,491 0.125% Keogh 4,290 0.098% Fox 5,484 0.125% O'Hara 4,276 0.098% McDonagh 5,482 0.125% Keating 4,265 0.097% O'Leary 5,481 0.125% Devlin 4,230 0.096% McBride 5,427 0.124% Mullen 4,212 0.096% Jones 5,417 0.124% Hennessy 4,200 0.096% Wallace 5,344 0.122% Gordon 4,163 0.095% Cassidy 5,319 0.121% Hunter 4,136 0.094% Henry 5,304 0.121% Hall 4,127 0.094% Mitchell 5,259 0.120% Morrison 4,119 0.094% Sheridan 5,200 0.119% Craig 4,117 0.094% Russell 5,121 0.117% Forde 4,116 0.094% Bradley 5,091 0.116% Mulligan 4,105 0.094% Magee 5,065 0.116% McKee 4,073 0.093% Delaney 5,027 0.115% Redmond 4,058 0.093% O'Keeffe 5,025 0.115% Irwin 4,048 0.092% Riordan 5,002 0.114% Leonard 4,046 0.092% Reynolds 4,916 0.112% Monaghan 4,039 0.092% Lee 4,898 0.112% Gray 4,024 0.092% Young 4,879 0.111% Harrington 4,023 0.092% Morgan 4,863 0.111% Meehan 4,023 0.092% McKeown 4,853 0.111% Conroy 4,004 0.091% Cleary 4,834 0.110% McNally 4,004 0.091% Corcoran 4,772 0.109% Jackson 3,984 0.091% McGowan 4,726 0.108% McCormick 3,952 0.090% Duggan 4,711 0.107% Flaherty 3,929 0.090% Coleman 4,684 0.107% Morris 3,928 0.090% Dempsey 4,608 0.105% Montgomery 3,923 0.089% Hill 4,607 0.105% Gleeson 3,913 0.089% Phelan 4,607 0.105% Finn 3,898 0.089% Breen 4,574 0.104% Kelleher 3,889 0.089%
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Name Frequency % of total Name Frequency % of total McDowell 3,883 0.089% Conlon 3,269 0.075% Davis 3,882 0.089% Green 3,252 0.074% Coffey 3,866 0.088% Greene 3,242 0.074% Ahern 3,852 0.088% Mullan 3,235 0.074% O'Callaghan 3,820 0.087% McGuire 3,227 0.074% Tobin 3,819 0.087% Bennett 3,223 0.074% Lennon 3,802 0.087% Simpson 3,221 0.073% Williams 3,765 0.086% Grady 3,206 0.073% Leahy 3,751 0.086% Lawlor 3,199 0.073% McConnell 3,678 0.084% Carson 3,162 0.072% Connors 3,667 0.084% Keegan 3,144 0.072% Millar 3,667 0.084% Nugent 3,130 0.071% Rourke 3,637 0.083% Morrissey 3,102 0.071% Clancy 3,632 0.083% Tierney 3,077 0.070% Hynes 3,622 0.083% Cooke 3,033 0.069% Carr 3,573 0.081% Kinsella 3,031 0.069% Hanna 3,548 0.081% Galvin 3,029 0.069% Cooney 3,513 0.080% Clifford 3,026 0.069% Quigley 3,507 0.080% Glynn 3,022 0.069% Toole 3,504 0.080% Ross 3,020 0.069% McEvoy 3,493 0.080% Conneely 3,013 0.069% Shaw 3,493 0.080% Coughlan 3,011 0.069% Morrow 3,478 0.079% Mannion 3,006 0.069% Larkin 3,463 0.079% McNulty 3,004 0.069% Hanlon 3,462 0.079% McGuinness 3,001 0.068% Cummins 3,443 0.079% Corrigan 2,992 0.068% Donoghue 3,442 0.079% Kearns 2,985 0.068% Dalton 3,438 0.078% Gibbons 2,977 0.068% Gillespie 3,435 0.078% Henderson 2,965 0.068% Harte 3,423 0.078% Gill 2,961 0.068% Rogers 3,418 0.078% Devine 2,952 0.067% Keeffe 3,378 0.077% Orr 2,951 0.067% Jordan 3,375 0.077% McFadden 2,944 0.067% Rice 3,347 0.076% Farrelly 2,937 0.067% Adams 3,330 0.076% Flood 2,925 0.067% Shannon 3,328 0.076% Kiernan 2,919 0.067% Grant 3,300 0.075% Stevenson 2,898 0.066% Downey 3,291 0.075% Twomey 2,891 0.066%
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Table 2 below lists the names in alphabetical order and it represents 73.788% of the population, or 3,235,240 people in Ireland in 1911. It lists 1,888 different surnames and it shows their respective occurrences then.
Some names of interest include Keohane. There was a total of 1,099 of the Keohane surname in Ireland in 1911 and 1,067 of them were in County Cork.
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Name Frequency Name Frequency Name Frequency Aaronson 5 Bannister 102 Birch 320 Abbey 82 Bannon 1,215 Bird 634 Abbott 444 Barber 425 Birney 347 Abel 13 Barker 524 Bishop 364 Abernathy 22 Barlow 362 Bissett 163 Abraham 358 Barnard 59 Black 4,335 Acason 9 Barnes 975 Blain 189 Acheson 601 Barnett 629 Blair 2,221 Acres 42 Barnewall 16 Blake 1,876 Acton 186 Barnwell 142 Blakely 381 Adair 1,319 Barr 1,833 Blakley 95 Adams 3,330 Barrett 5,938 Blanchfield 147 Adamson 556 Barrington 166 Blaney 498 Agnew 1,776 Barron 1,588 Blevins 80 Ahern 3,852 Barry 9,343 Bligh 188 Aherne 890 Bartlett 64 Boal 526 Aiken 473 Bartley 522 Bodkin 149 Alcock 231 Barton 726 Bogue 193 Alexander 2,000 Baskin 94 Bohan 909 Alford 117 Bass 102 Bohane 175 Algar 14 Bassett 191 Boland 2,576 Allan 285 Bastable 39 Bolger 2,031 Allen 6,707 Bateman 405 Bollins 13 Allister 426 Bates 700 Bolster 192 Allman 127 Batt 49 Bolton 837 Alton 57 Battershy 4 Bond 541 Ambrose 417 Bauer 28 Boner 625 Anderson 6,774 Baxter 1,558 Bones 265 Andrews 1,683 Beahan 76 Bonner 666 Anglin 121 Beal 4 Boucher 172 Anglum 8 Beale 175 Bourke 4,331 Archbold 291 Beamish 308 Bowe 722 Archdeacon 51 Bear 13 Bowen 577 Archer 668 Beare 64 Bowers 221 Armour 468 Beatie 8 Bowman 503 Armstrong 5,989 Beattie 2,801 Boyce 1,736 Arnold 792 Beatty 1,279 Boyd 6,045 Arthur 532 Beck 577 Boylan 2,104 Ashe 698 Beckett 540 Boyle 10,726 Aspill 46 Beebe 1 Bracken 1,137 Athy 54 Beecher 101 Bradley 5,091 Atkins 249 Beechinor 67 Bradshaw 928 Atkinson 1,391 Begg 76 Brady 10,724 Attwell 19 Begley 1,416 Branagan 244 Attwool 3 Behan 1,669 Branagh 147 Austin 661 Beirn 47 Branaghan 8 Aylmer 69 Beirne 2,233 Brandon 252 Aylward 573 Bell 7,365 Branigan 424 Ayres 73 Bellew 350 Branson 14 Bacon 246 Bennett 3,223 Bray 518 Bagnall 230 Bergin 1,903 Brazil 419 Bagott 31 Berkeley 72 Breen 4,574 Baigel 22 Bermingham 874 Bregin 2 Bailey 1,331 Bernard 213 Brehan 2 Baker 1,544 Berney 255 Brehon 22 Baldwin 397 Berry 1,361 Brenan 93 Balfe 471 Best 954 Brennan 14,571 Ball 577 Betagh 3 Breslin 1,499 Balls 7 Bevan 96 Brett 1,143 Banfield 35 Biggins 135 Brick 258 Banks 450 Biggs 104 Bride 1,696 Bannan 87 Bingham 990 Brien 12,818
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Name Frequency Name Frequency Name Frequency Briggs 583 Cannon 1,873 Cody 873 Briody 423 Canny 575 Codyre 65 Broder 145 Cantillon 272 Coffery 22 Broderick 2,019 Cantwell 766 Coffey 3,866 Brodie 73 Canty 516 Cogan 523 Brogan 1,657 Carberry 589 Coghlan 1,521 Brooks 787 Carbury 31 Cohen 215 Brophy 1,859 Carew 617 Colclough 150 Brosnan 1,738 Carey 4,483 Cole 1,314 Brown 11,583 Carlan 13 Coleman 4,684 Browne 7,297 Carlin 711 Colgan 1,602 Bruce 645 Carmody 1,133 Colleran 296 Bruton 228 Carney 2,239 Collins 13,109 Bryan 1,034 Carolan 1,956 Colman 280 Bryant 103 Carpenter 460 Colter 65 Bryson 607 Carr 3,573 Comaskey 151 Buchanan 1,175 Carragher 304 Comerford 1,150 Buckley 6,724 Carrigan 494 Comley 16 Bunting 608 Carroll 13,788 Commins 524 Burchill 127 Carson 3,162 Commiskey 47 Burgess 631 Carthy 8,545 Commons 438 Burke 14,251 Casey 9,139 Conaghty 7 Burnell 57 Cashin 384 Conboy 412 Burns 7,095 Cashman 826 Concannon 900 Burr 8 Cassels 140 Condon 2,544 Burris 19 Casserly 606 Conlan 1,003 Burrows 582 Cassidy 5,319 Conlon 3,269 Burton 571 Castles 198 Conn 515 Butler 6,182 Caughey 544 Connaughton 625 Butterly 254 Cavanagh 1,422 Conneely 3,013 Buttimer 314 Cavanaugh 5 Connelan 2 Byrd 11 Cawley 1,261 Connell 9,277 Byrne 28,604 Chambers 2,612 Connellan 168 Byrnes 669 Chance 37 Connelly 1,950 Caddell 129 Chapman 981 Connery 471 Cadogan 372 Chase 76 Conniff 21 Cafferky 459 Cheevers 225 Connigan 1 Cafferty 628 Churchill 57 Connolly 11,742 Caffey 98 Clabby 72 Connor 16,543 Cagney 210 Clancy 3,632 Connors 3,667 Cahalan 194 Clare 426 Conolly 206 Cahalane 417 Clark 876 Conor 40 Cahan 8 Clarke 14,069 Conran 128 Cahaney 18 Clary 41 Conroy 4,004 Caher 40 Clayton 277 Considine 895 Cahill 6,056 Cleary 4,834 Convery 677 Cahir 133 Clements 1,009 Convey 300 Cairns 1,430 Clerihan 18 Conway 6,748 Caldwell 1,585 Clerkin 603 Coogan 937 Callaghan 8,128 Clery 333 Cooke 3,033 Callan 1,362 Clifford 3,026 Coolahan 38 Callanan 798 Clinton 930 Cooley 301 Callery 267 Clohessy 195 Coomber 8 Callinan 418 Cloonan 258 Cooney 3,513 Calnan 217 Close 707 Cooper 1,818 Calwell 171 Cluskey 421 Copeland 677 Camerson 15 Clyne 275 Coppinger 164 Campbell 14,227 Coady 925 Coppithorne 1 Campion 816 Coakley 870 Corbally 145 Canavan 1,187 Coates 507 Corbert 10 Cane 68 Cochrane 1,454 Corbett 2,184 Canning 1,356 Codd 442 Corcoran 4,772
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Name Frequency Name Frequency Name Frequency Corish 170 Cummins 3,443 Devane 550 Corley 360 Cune 79 Devaney 1,006 Cormac 91 Cunnane 536 Devenish 44 Cormack 2,421 Cunneen 153 Deveraux 28 Cornett 56 Cunningham 8,942 Devereaux 34 Corr 1,624 Curley 1,662 DeVesey 6 Corran 23 Curneen 102 Devin 187 Corrigan 2,992 Curran 7,223 Devine 2,952 Corry 1,409 Curry 2,112 Devir 132 Cosgrave 676 Curtin 2,486 Devitt 755 Cosgrove 1,963 Cusack 1,739 Devlin 4,230 Costello 4,419 Cuthbert 242 Devoy 342 Costigan 461 Cutler 12 Diamond 704 Cotter 2,871 Daley 439 Dick 409 Coughlan 3,011 Dallaghan 11 Dickson 2,044 Coulter 1,849 Dally 23 Dillane 573 Courtney 2,172 Dalton 3,438 Dillon 4,408 Cousins 593 Daly 14,097 Dimond 116 Coveney 243 Danagher 92 Dinan 336 Cowell 88 Danaher 369 Dinane 4 Cowen 62 Daniel 575 Dineen 831 Cowhig 100 Darcy 2,751 Dinneen 747 Cowley 408 Dardis 220 Divilly 18 Cox 2,508 Dargan 298 Divine 207 Coyle 4,429 Davenport 124 Dixon 1,781 Coyne 2,809 Davern 190 Dobbin 635 Craig 4,117 Davis 3,882 Dobbins 103 Cranny 191 Davison 1,362 Dobbs 200 Crawford 4,493 Davoran 19 Dobson 426 Crawley 523 Dawson 1,832 Dogherty 277 Creagh 377 Day 711 Doheny 314 Crean 1,021 De Lacy 96 Doherty 17,779 Creed 298 Dea 741 Dolan 5,649 Creevy 94 Deacon 279 Donaghey 752 Cregan 671 Deady 205 Donegan 1,517 Creighton 788 Deane 1,274 Donlen 3 Cremin 1,004 Dease 16 Donlevy 14 Crilly 688 Deasey 40 Donnan 392 Croker 172 De'Cogan 6 Donnegan 19 Cromley 1 DeCourcey 38 Donnelan 2 Cronin 6,403 DeCourcy 63 Donnell 6,292 Crooks 548 Deegan 1,121 Donnellan 996 Cross 664 Deeney 321 Donnelly 8,632 Crossan 632 Deenihan 53 Donoghoe 106 Crotty 847 Deery 525 Donoghue 3,442 Crowe 2,218 DeGernon 2 Donohoe 4,384 Crowley 5,539 Delahunt 194 Donovan 8,822 Crozier 860 Delahunty 659 Doody 791 Cruice 23 DeLamare 2 Doolan 882 Cruise 475 Delaney 5,027 Dooley 2,672 Cryan 481 Delany 1,319 Doolin 180 Cudmore 37 DeMontmorency 14 Dooly 195 Cuire 1 Dempsey 4,608 Doorly 100 Culhane 621 Dennehy 1,321 Doran 4,381 Cull 234 Dennery 18 Dorcey 1 Cullen 7,211 Derby 162 Dorgan 552 Cullenan 8 DeRenzy 27 Dorman 322 Culleton 481 Dermody 406 Dornin 14 Culligan 308 Dermond 10 Dorrian 562 Cullinane 1,246 Derrig 162 Dougherty 617 Cully 576 Derry 83 Dowd 2,589 Cummin 23 Desmond 1,591 Dowdall 658
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Name Frequency Name Frequency Name Frequency Dowds 339 Fall 182 Ford 679 Dowling 4,368 Fallon 2,684 Forde 4,116 Downey 3,291 Falvey 566 Forestal 29 Downs 287 Farley 330 Forrest 536 Doyle 20,363 Farmer 550 Forristal 231 Drake 312 Farrell 12,543 Forsythe 1,056 Draper 202 Farrelly 2,937 Fortune 885 Dreenan 14 Farren 709 Foster 2,142 Drinan 110 Farrington 276 Fox 5,484 Driscoll 4,378 Faughnan 242 Franklin 444 Drum 435 Fay 1,300 Fraser 450 Drummond 365 Faye 24 Frawley 848 Drury 528 Feehan 475 Freel 60 Duane 350 Feeheny 11 Freeman 978 Duff 1,620 Feehily 160 French 867 Duffy 11,718 Feenaghty 18 Friel 1,695 Dugan 527 Feeney 2,751 Frost 280 Duggan 4,711 Fenlon 540 Fry 273 Duigenan 32 Fennessy 373 Fullam 180 Duignan 936 Fenton 891 Fullerton 845 Duke 434 Fergus 258 Fulton 1,208 Dukelow 107 Ferguson 4,550 Furey 612 Dullea 98 Ferris 1,510 Furlong 2,119 Dumphy 110 Ferritter 120 Furry 17 Duncan 1,658 Ferry 1,129 Gaffney 2,531 Dungan 119 Field 551 Gahan 744 Dunlea 464 Fihelly 15 Galbraith 837 Dunleavy 849 Finaghty 6 Gallagher 19,039 Dunlop 1,709 Finan 413 Gallaugher 30 Dunmore 2 Finegan 1,254 Gallery 146 Dunn 1,479 Finerty 208 Galligan 1,071 Dunne 12,307 Finlay 2,498 Gallon 76 Dunphy 1,195 Finn 3,898 Galloway 287 Durack 69 Finnegan 2,267 Galvin 3,029 Durkan 1,430 Finnigan 460 Galway 464 Durkin 485 Finucane 377 Gamble 1,628 Dwane 376 Fitzgerald 12,733 Gannon 2,638 Dwyer 6,297 Fitzgibbon 1,055 Gara 346 Eager 178 Fitzhenry 167 Gardiner 1,336 Earl 152 Fitzmaurice 904 Garland 536 Earle 238 Fitzpatrick 9,617 Garvey 2,293 Earley 417 Fitzsimmon 11 Gaston 355 Early 1,003 Fitzsimon 149 Gately 316 Edgar 946 Fitzsimons 2,593 Gault 662 Egan 7,051 Fitzstephen 3 Gavagan 91 Elliott 229 Fitzwilliam 94 Gavan 336 Ellis 1,692 Flahavan 87 Gavin 1,971 Emerson 534 Flaherty 3,929 Gaynor 1,138 Emmerson 50 Flanagan 6,685 Geaney 265 England 246 Flannagan 207 Gearan 2 English 2,411 Flannelly 124 Geary 1,227 Ennis 1,798 Flannery 1,706 Geoghegan 1,572 Enright 1,837 Flattery 180 George 574 Errill 1 Fleming 5,854 Geraghty 2,770 Esmond 14 Fletcher 870 Gernon 82 Eustace 517 Flood 2,925 Getty 305 Evans 2,295 Flynn 13,561 Gibbons 2,977 Everard 139 Fogarty 2,329 Gibbs 161 Eyre 88 Folan 1,336 Giblin 736 Fagan 2,203 Foley 8,725 Gibney 998 Fahey 1,972 Foran 920 Gibson 4,415 Fahy 2,470 Forbes 920 Gilbert 614
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Name Frequency Name Frequency Name Frequency Gildea 774 Hagarty 72 Healy 10,485 Giles 322 Hagerty 101 Heaney 1,882 Gill 2,961 Haggan 123 Heavy 92 Gilleen 6 Halahan 33 Heffernan 2,525 Gillen 1,105 Haley 14 Hegarty 4,337 Gillespie 3,435 Hall 4,127 Hehir 817 Gilligan 1,527 Halley 154 Heir 18 Gillmartin 20 Halliday 650 Hely 32 Gillooly 390 Halligan 1,089 Henaghan 128 Gilmartin 1,396 Hallinan 610 Henchy 145 Gilmore 2,466 Hallissey 137 Henderson 2,965 Gilroy 788 Halloran 2,169 Hendrick 358 Ginty 828 Hally 406 Henebry 35 Glass 757 Halpin 1,602 Heneran 1 Gleeson 3,913 Hamill 2,107 Hennessey 338 Glennon 993 Hamilton 8,240 Hennessy 4,200 Glover 657 Hanafin 143 Hennigan 324 Glynn 3,022 Hand 1,048 Henrey 10 Godsil 40 Hanley 2,018 Henry 5,304 Godsill 12 Hanlon 3,462 Herlihy 1,196 Gogan 86 Hanna 3,548 Hernon 346 Gogarty 273 Hannigan 942 Heron 690 Goggin 761 Hannon 2,106 Heslin 346 Golden 898 Hanrahan 1,811 Hession 703 Good 639 Hanratty 839 Hester 191 Gordon 4,163 Hanvey 178 Hewitt 1,398 Gorman 5,491 Hanvy 5 Hickey 5,980 Gormican 6 Hara 912 Higgin 37 Gormley 1,575 Hardiman 386 Higgins 7,680 Gosson 40 Harding 749 Hill 4,607 Gough 1,141 Hardy 810 Hoare 759 Gould 524 Haren 156 Hoban 751 Gourley 726 Harford 353 Hobbs 287 Gowan 1,257 Harkin 1,924 Hoctor 91 Grace 1,617 Harkness 505 Hodgins 378 Gracey 654 Harly 16 Hodnett 145 Grady 3,206 Harnett 663 Hoey 1,847 Graham 8,730 Harney 613 Hogan 7,328 Grant 3,300 Harold 426 Holden 895 Graves 117 Harper 1,320 Holland 2,317 Gray 4,024 Harpur 562 Hollis 35 Greane 5 Harrigan 183 Holloran 58 Green 3,252 Harrington 4,023 Holmes 2,541 Greene 3,242 Harris 2,450 Holohan 822 Greer 2,478 Harrison 2,317 Holt 204 Greeson 3 Hart 1,194 Honan 314 Gregory 609 Harte 3,423 Hood 456 Grey 555 Harten 135 Hoolahan 42 Griffey 134 Hartigan 787 Hooney 19 Griffin 7,519 Hartley 203 Hope 335 Griffith 688 Hartnett 1,030 Hopkins 1,810 Grimes 1,469 Harty 766 Horan 2,839 Grogan 1,560 Harvey 2,388 Horgan 2,622 Grotty 15 Haughey 900 Hosey 202 Growney 62 Haverty 151 Hosford 293 Guilfoyle 697 Hawkes 182 Houlahan 96 Guiney 399 Hawkins 694 Houlihan 1,148 Guinness 901 Hayden 2,021 Hourigan 610 Gunn 488 Haye 10 Hourihan 313 Gunning 827 Hayes 9,773 Houston 2,194 Hackett 1,776 Hazlett 268 Howard 2,204 Hagan 2,370 Hea 15 Howe 728
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Name Frequency Name Frequency Name Frequency Howley 850 Keene 14 Lagan 383 Howlin 170 Keerin 11 Lally 1,362 Hudson 734 Keevan 20 Lalor 1,025 Hugh 1,967 Kehoe 2,548 Lambe 958 Hughes 11,649 Keily 346 Lambert 988 Hull 655 Keiran 28 Landers 459 Hume 335 Kellegher 173 Landy 313 Humphries 392 Kelleher 3,889 Lane 2,540 Hunt 2,800 Kelley 178 Lang 531 Hunter 4,136 Kells 384 Langan 1,095 Hurley 4,544 Kelly 45,741 Lanigan 531 Hussey 907 Kennedy 17,562 Lappin 591 Hutchins 28 Kenny 8,941 Larissey 4 Hutchinson 2,024 Kent 574 Larkin 3,463 Hyde 696 Keogh 4,290 Larmour 516 Hyland 2,259 Keoghan 89 Laughnan 6 Hynes 3,622 Keohane 1,099 Lavan 227 Ingham 85 Keown 1,510 Lavel 1 Ireland 545 Kerby 55 Lavelle 1,700 Irvine 2,403 Kernaghan 398 Laverty 1,217 Irwin 4,048 Kerr 5,753 Lavery 1,885 Ivers 245 Kerrigan 1,776 Lavin 1,271 Jack 306 Kerwan 120 Law 967 Jackson 3,984 Kerwick 199 Lawler 1,080 Jacobs 66 Kett 176 Lawless 1,631 James 1,168 Keys 828 Lawlor 3,199 Jameson 572 Kidd 850 Lawrence 437 Jamison 996 Kidney 435 Lawry 27 Jeffers 516 Kiely 2,428 Layne 25 Jenkins 771 Kieran 360 Le Poer 7 Jennings 2,143 Kiernan 2,919 Le Strange 179 John 1,013 Kilbane 391 Leacy 347 Johnson 2,206 Kilbride 350 Leader 114 Johnston 12,973 Kilcoyne 552 Leahy 3,751 Jones 5,417 Kildea 170 Leane 153 Jordan 3,375 Killarney 28 Leaney 71 Joy 417 Killeen 1,299 Leary 5,726 Joyce 5,910 Killen 499 Leavy 610 Judge 1,308 Kilpatrick 904 Leddy 650 Kanavaghan 2 Kilroy 478 Lee 4,898 Kane 6,207 King 7,438 Leehan 19 Kavanagh 8,660 Kingston 1,284 Lehan 38 Keady 452 Kinneally 35 Lehane 1,130 Keally 10 Kinsella 3,031 Lenahan 124 Kealy 952 Kirby 1,370 Lennon 3,802 Kean 334 Kirk 1,515 Leonard 4,046 Keane 9,234 Kirkwood 518 Levis 256 Keany 671 Kirrane 332 Lewis 1,979 Kearney 5,703 Kirwan 1,969 Leydon 323 Kearns 2,985 Kissane 422 Liddy 348 Kearny 65 Kitson 197 Lillis 438 Keary 278 Kitt 49 Lilly 167 Keating 4,265 Knight 899 Lindsay 1,796 Keaveney 371 Knockton 1 Linnegar 1 Keaveny 535 Knowles 436 Linton 563 Keefe 380 Knox 1,814 Little 1,696 Keeffe 3,378 Kyle 999 Livingston 644 Keegan 3,144 Kyne 386 Lloyd 584 Keelaghan 38 Lacey 1,233 Loan 96 Keeley 323 Lacy 570 Loftus 1,735 Keely 648 Laffan 308 Logan 2,223 Keenan 4,519 Laffey 336 Loghlin 15
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Name Frequency Name Frequency Name Frequency Loman 11 Mandeville 35 McConnell 3,678 Lomasney 53 Mangan 2,132 McConway 96 Lombard 286 Manley 382 McCook 63 Lonegan 26 Mannin 25 McCool 516 Lonergan 1,632 Manning 2,189 McCormac 201 Lonergan 1,632 Mannion 3,006 McCormack 5,782 Long 4,317 Mara 698 McCormick 3,952 Longan 45 Markahan 2 McCorry 560 Lonnegan 1 Markey 1,077 McCosker 47 Looney 1,041 Marks 644 McCotter 116 Lornan 3 Marren 425 McCourt 1,453 Loughane 37 Marron 786 McCoy 1,622 Loughlin 15 Marshall 2,386 McCracken 1,324 Loughman 282 Martell 14 McCrilly 13 Loughnan 90 Martin 13,587 McCrohan 127 Loughnane 496 Martins 4 McCrossan 367 Loughran 1,492 Mason 1,419 McCullagh 2,123 Loughrey 433 Masters 34 McCullen 90 Love 1,126 Masterson 1,759 McCulloch 208 Lowe 841 Mathew 56 McCullough 2,863 Lowery 304 Mathews 1,477 McCully 315 Lowry 1,763 Matson 93 McCurdy 648 Lowther 118 Maughan 192 McCurtin 15 Luby 214 Maunsell 251 McDaid 1,938 Lucas 762 Maxwell 2,428 McDermott 6,900 Lucey 1,169 May 940 McDevitt 527 Lundy 474 McAleer 918 McDonagh 5,482 Lunney 250 McAleese 498 McDonald 7,176 Luttrell 129 McAlinden 569 McDonaugh 63 Lydon 1,314 McAlister 1,445 McDonnell 8,551 Lyle 386 McAllister 1,934 McDonough 541 Lynam 724 McAndrew 919 McDowell 3,883 Lynan 108 McArdle 2,021 McEgan 13 Lynch 17,598 McArthur 199 McElligott 681 Lynchy 5 McAtilla 1 McElroy 1,685 Lyne 583 McAuley 1,947 McEntee 815 Lynn 1,448 McAuliffe 1,635 McEusty 3 Lynott 217 McBarron 89 McEvoy 3,493 Lyons 7,522 McBennett 145 McFadden 2,944 Mach 45 McBreen 178 McGann 661 Macken 748 McBride 5,427 McGarry 2,196 Mackey 1,656 McCabe 6,153 McGee 2,600 Madden 4,475 McCaffrey 1,679 McGinley 2,060 Madigan 1,094 McCall 571 McGinnis 268 Magee 5,065 McCann 7,164 McGinty 782 Magh 7 McCanny 45 McGlinchy 149 Magill 2,139 McCarron 1,143 McGlynn 1,199 Maginn 316 McCartan 814 McGoldrick 1,482 Maginnis 384 McCarthy 18,515 McGovern 4,454 Magner 381 McCashin 86 McGowan 4,726 Magrath 349 McCavan 3 McGrath 11,130 Maguire 9,455 McClancy 1 McGraw 64 Maguirk 2 McClean 1,935 McGreevy 575 Maher 7,680 McCleary 335 McGuinness 3,001 Mahon 7,883 McCleery 366 McGuire 3,227 Mahoney 1,783 McClelland 43 McHale 1,778 Mahony 7,660 McCloskey 1,992 McHugh 6,062 Mallan 27 McClune 164 McInerney 1,784 Malley 2,471 McCoghlan 1 McIntee 35 Malone 4,555 McCole 321 McIntyre 2,017 Maloney 1,330 McColgan 586 McKay 2,242 Malynn 122 McCone 64 McKeag 317
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Name Frequency Name Frequency Name Frequency McKechnie 50 Mercer 776 Mullan 3,235 McKee 4,073 Merry 110 Mullane 1,108 McKeever 1,099 Metcalf 120 Mullaney 437 McKenna 8,486 Meyler 207 Mullany 734 McKenzie 733 Michael 522 Mullarkey 675 McKeon 1,770 Middleton 353 Mullarky 24 McKeown 4,853 Miles 161 Mulleady 54 McKiernan 714 Milford 61 Mullen 4,212 McKinley 1,212 Millar 3,667 Mullens 40 McLaughlin 7,817 Miller 2,689 Mulligan 4,105 McLean 1,540 Milliken 618 Mullin 1,656 McLoughlin 6,643 Mills 2,516 Mullins 1,716 McMahon 9,052 Minehane 53 Mulloy 485 McManus 4,390 Minihane 426 Mulqueen 360 McMaster 1,261 Minnis 229 Mulready 80 McMillan 989 Minogue 613 Mulrenin 35 McMorris 103 Missett 14 Mulrennan 125 McMorrow 986 Mitchell 5,259 Mulrian 7 McMullan 2,843 Mockler 218 Mulrooney 310 McMullen 893 Moffatt 639 Mulroy 307 McMurragh 7 Mohan 680 Mulvaney 209 McMurray 1,129 Molloy 5,502 Mulvany 486 McMurrough 16 Moloney 5,928 Mulvenna 224 McNally 4,004 Molony 450 Mulvey 869 McNamara 6,599 Monaghan 4,039 Mulvihill 1,030 McNeill 2,384 Monahan 1,286 Murdoch 350 McNicholas 983 Mongan 299 Murnane 553 McNulty 3,004 Monghan 6 Murphy 55,673 McOscar 26 Monks 508 Murray 18,326 McOwen 14 Montgomery 3,923 Murrigan 13 McParland 807 Moody 663 Murtagh 2,672 McPartlan 290 Mooney 5,833 Myles 549 McPhillips 660 Moore 15,397 Nagle 1,506 McQuade 609 Moorhead 705 Nangle 267 McQuaide 143 Moran 10,562 Napier 363 McRedmond 89 More 31 Nash 1,132 McShane 1,708 Morgan 4,863 Naughton 2,569 McSharry 762 Moriarity 71 Neary 1,645 McSweeney 1,354 Moriarty 2,587 Nee 851 McSwiney 220 Moroney 1,534 Needham 283 McTaggart 172 Morony 71 Neill 10,917 McTeague 104 Morris 3,928 Neligan 280 McTeigue 97 Morrisey 166 Nelligan 44 McTernan 446 Morrison 4,119 Nelson 2,690 McVeagh 137 Morrissey 3,102 Neney 9 McVeigh 1,862 Morrissy 591 Nesbitt 1,390 McWard 1 Morrow 3,478 Netterville 4 McWeeney 199 Mortimer 252 Neville 1,586 McWilliams 1,299 Moss 381 Nevin 1,220 Mead 70 Moylan 919 Nevins 60 Meade 1,393 Moynagh 92 Newell 1,045 Meagher 754 Moynihan 1,981 Newman 1,056 Meaney 595 Mulcahy 2,758 Neylan 119 Meara 1,429 Mulconry 25 Nicholl 1,208 Meegan 377 Mulcreevy 2 Nihil 43 Meeghan 20 Muldoon 1,306 Nixon 1,466 Meehan 4,023 Mulhall 1,020 Noble 1,137 Meeney 27 Mulhern 837 Nolan 11,836 Melia 1,010 Mulholland 2,441 Noonan 2,418 Mellan 26 Mulkerin 39 Noone 1,607 Mellerick 39 Mulkerrin 247 Norris 1,083 Melody 241 Mullally 718 Norton 853
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Name Frequency Name Frequency Name Frequency Nugent 3,130 O'Rourke 2,422 Putman 1 Nulty 1,743 Orr 2,951 Quaid 529 Nunan 478 O'Shaughnessy 1,016 Quail 283 Nyhan 242 O'Shea 4,474 Queally 82 O'Beirn 26 O'Sullivan 9,167 Queenan 275 O'Beirne 299 O'Toole 2,221 Quigley 3,507 O'Boyle 1,037 Owen 291 Quill 417 O'Brien 24,519 Owens 2,838 Quillan 288 O'Bryan 47 Padden 293 Quilligan 123 O'Byrne 442 Page 454 Quilty 218 O'Cahill 3 Paisley 250 Quin 590 O'Callaghan 3,820 Palmer 1,388 Quinlan 2,181 O'Cane 4 Parke 589 Quinlevan 12 O'Connell 7,286 Parker 1,935 Quinn 15,906 O'Connelly 10 Parkes 375 Quirk 549 O'Connor 16,876 Parkinson 625 Quirke 1,800 O'Conor 97 Parsons 413 Quish 83 O'Daly 41 Patrick 663 Rafferty 2,410 O'Day 5 Pattan 1 Rafter 498 O'Dea 1,318 Patten 399 Rahilly 464 O'Dogherty 6 Patterson 5,653 Ralph 329 O'Donnell 13,513 Patton 1,943 Ramsay 454 O'Donnellan 1 Paul 612 Ramsey 791 O'Donnelly 1 Payne 720 Rattigan 303 O'Donoghoe 10 Peacock 253 Rea 2,253 O'Donoghue 1,620 Peake 168 Reagan 30 O'Donovan 911 Pearson 819 Reaney 30 O'Dowd 579 Pender 879 Reddan 317 O'Doyle 3 Pendergast 458 Redmond 4,058 O'Driscoll 1,690 Penn 16 Regan 6,306 O'Dwyer 1,674 Peoples 395 Reid 7,164 O'Farrell 744 Peppard 115 Reidy 1,988 O'Flaherty 705 Pepper 390 Reilly 19,551 O'Flanagan 145 Perry 1,203 Renehan 132 O'Flannery 1 Peters 526 Rennick 105 O'Flynn 524 Petit 19 Reynolds 4,916 O'Gara 465 Pettit 151 Rice 3,347 O'Gorman 1,479 Peyton 332 Richards 360 O'Grady 2,066 Phelan 4,607 Richardson 2,195 O'Halloran 1,342 Philips 377 Rickard 198 O'Hanlon 1,376 Pierce 933 Riddell 206 O'Hanrahan 40 Pigott 583 Rigney 477 O'Hara 4,276 Pilkington 250 Riley 196 O'Hea 174 Pittman 20 Riordan 5,002 O'Hehir 16 Platt 218 Ritchie 1,392 O'Kane 2,208 Plunket 124 Roache 532 O'Kearney 10 Plunkett 1,071 Robb 828 O'Keefe 347 Pollard 502 Roberts 1,635 O'Keeffe 5,025 Pollock 1,494 Robinson 8,481 O'Leary 5,481 Poole 364 Roch 40 Oliver 871 Porter 2,837 Roche 7,322 O'Loghlin 57 Potter 543 Rochford 789 O'Mahoney 295 Power 10,729 Rock 724 O'Mahony 1,955 Prendergast 1,981 Rocke 98 O'Malley 2,106 Prendeville 146 Rodger 141 O'Meara 1,278 Preston 733 Rodgers 2,705 O'Neill 18,386 Price 1,463 Roe 713 O'Nolan 4 Pringle 172 Roger 37 O'Regan 1,565 Proctor 483 Rogers 3,418 O'Reilly 4,566 Punch 192 Rohan 414 O'Riordan 630 Purcell 2,818 Rooney 5,756 Ormonde 84 Purdy 519 Rose 426
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Name Frequency Name Frequency Name Frequency Ross 3,020 Shinnick 95 Thompson 11,630 Rossiter 589 Shortall 451 Thornton 1,737 Rothe 3 Shorten 284 Tiernan 1,081 Rourke 3,637 Silva 1 Tierney 3,077 Rowan 975 Simmons 299 Tighe 1,461 Rowe 869 Simpson 3,221 Timmons 371 Rowley 387 Sinclair 818 Tobin 3,819 Ruane 1,525 Sinnot 146 Todd 1,688 Ruddock 277 Sinnott 1,324 Toner 1,649 Ruddy 1,077 Sisk 179 Toole 3,504 Russell 5,121 Skelton 326 Toomey 672 Rutledge 638 Slattery 2,452 Towey 868 Ryan 30,594 Slevin 1,086 Tracey 1,180 Ryder 579 Sloan 2,315 Tracy 379 Salmon 653 Small 924 Trant 117 Salter 240 Smith 15,400 Travers 1,236 Sammon 371 Smyth 16,477 Traynor 1,394 Sands 659 Solan 150 Troy 1,057 Sarsfield 299 Somers 1,094 Truman 14 Saunders 1,001 Sorohan 57 Tuffy 139 Savage 2,447 Spain 269 Tuite 627 Scales 270 Spellman 247 Turner 1,922 Scally 807 Spence 1,894 Tweedy 100 Scanlan 2,007 Spencer 511 Twohig 553 Scanlon 2,410 Spillane 1,649 Twomey 2,891 Scannell 987 Stack 1,789 Tyre 42 Schmitt 3 Stafford 1,589 Tyrell 132 Scott 7,679 Stanley 958 Tyrrell 1,237 Scullion 810 Stanton 911 Uncles 13 Scully 2,377 Stapleton 1,279 Valentine 312 Seagrave 19 Staunton 958 Vance 769 Sears 66 Steele 1,657 Vaughan 1,543 Seary 35 Stenson 583 Vickery 87 Seery 632 Stevens 275 Wadden 63 Segrave 110 Stevenson 2,898 Wadding 40 Sexton 1,822 Stewart 8,890 Wade 1,201 Seymour 442 Stiles 4 Walker 898 Shanahan 2,324 Stokes 929 Wall 2,801 Shane 768 Stone 633 Wallace 5,344 Shanks 635 Stout 61 Walsh 34,336 Shanley 759 Stratton 86 Walshe 2,700 Shannon 3,328 Stritch 210 Walton 294 Sharkey 2,193 Stuart 997 Ward 9,100 Shaughnessy 1,679 Sugrue 870 Warner 260 Shaw 3,493 Sullivan 28,873 Warren 1,280 Shea 7,977 Supple 229 Waters 1,678 Sheedy 550 Sutherland 249 Watkins 238 Sheehan 6,665 Sutton 947 Watson 4,560 Sheehy 1,818 Swan 766 Watt 1,053 Shegog 17 Swanton 316 Watters 1,167 Sheils 926 Sweeney 9,386 Weaver 34 Shephard 50 Sweetman 291 Webb 1,090 Shepherd 234 Sweetnam 247 Weir 2,699 Sheridan 5,200 Swifte 84 Wells 424 Sherlock 1,162 Swords 375 Welsh 598 Sherrard 240 Symes 108 Wheeler 368 Sherry 1,184 Taaffe 528 Whelan 8,263 Sherwin 161 Taggart 1,263 White 9,786 Shevlin 379 Talbot 744 Whitehead 127 Shiel 640 Tallon 511 Whitney 280 Shields 437 Taylor 6,429 Whittaker 258 Shine 922 Thomas 1,296 Whooley 182
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Name Frequency Name Frequency Name Frequency Whyte 1,569 Winters 744 Wyer 121 Wilcox 81 Wise 104 Wynne 1,516 Wiley 294 Wiseman 323 Wyse 219 Wilkins 94 Wixted 99 Yates 135 Wilkinson 1,577 Wogan 195 Young 4,879 Williams 3,765 Wood 789 Yourell 95 Williamson 2,444 Woods 5,554 Zaks 4 Willis 1,087 Woulfe 552 Zambra 10 Willoughby 163 Wren 340 Wilson 14,127 Wright 4,527
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