Principal Surnames in Ireland (1890)

Robert E. Matheson

1909

Chapter II

Principal Surnames in Ireland compared with those in other Portions of the United Kingdom.

The following Table exhibits One Hundred of the Principal Surnames in Ireland (including varieties) arranged in order of numerical strength, together with the Estimated Number of Persons bearing each Name.

Table showing One Hundred of the principal Surnames in Ireland (including varieties) taken from the Births Index of 1890, together with the Estimated Population bearing each Surname.

Population of 1890, estimated at 4,717,959 persons.

No. on List	Surnames	Estimated Population bearing each Surname.
1	Murphy,	62,600
2	Kelly,	55,900
3	Sullivan,	43,600
4	Walsh,	41,700
5	Smith,	33,700
6	O’Brien,	33,400
7	Byrne,	33,300
8	Ryan,	32,000
9	Connor,	31,200
10	O’Neill,	29,100
11	Reilly,	29,000
12	Doyle,	23,000
13	McCarthy,	22,300
14	Gallagher,	21,800
15	Doherty,	20,800
16	Kennedy,	19,900
17	Lynch,	19,800
18	Murray,	19,600
19	Quinn,	18,200
20	Moore,	17,700
21	McLaughlin,	17,500
22	Carroll,	17,400
23	Connolly,	17,000
24	Daly,	17,000
25	Connell,	16,600
26	Wilson,	16,300
27	Dunne,	16,300
28	Brennan,	16,000
29	Burke,	15,900
30	Collins,	15,700
31	Campbell,	15,600
32	Clarke,	15,400
33	Johnston,	15,200
34	Hughes,	14,900
35	Farrell,	14,700
36	Fitzgerald,	14,700
37	Brown,	14,600
38	Martin,	14,600
39	Maguire,	14,400
40	Nolan,	14,300
41	Flynn,	14,300
42	Thompson,	14,200
43	Callaghan,	14,000
44	O’Donnell,	13,900
45	Duffy,	13,600
46	Mahony,	13,500
47	Boyle,	13,000
48	Healy,	13,000
49	Shea,	13,000
50	White,	13,000
51	Sweeney,	12,500
52	Hayes,	12,300
53	Kavanagh,	12,200
54	Power,	12,100
55	McGrath,	11,900
56	Moran,	11,800
57	Brady,	11,600
58	Stewart,	11,400
59	Casey,	11,300
60	Foley,	11,200
61	Fitzpatrick,	11,100
62	Leary,	11,000
63	McDonnell,	11,000
64	McMahon,	10,700
65	Donnelly,	10,700
66	Regan,	10,500
67	Donovan,	9,900
68	Burns,	9,800
69	Flanagan,	9,800
70	Mullan,	9,800
71	Barry,	9,700
72	Kane,	9,700
73	Robinson,	9,700
74	Cunningham,	9,600
75	Griffin,	9,600
76	Kenny,	9,600
77	Sheehan,	9,600
78	Ward,	9,500
79	Whelan,	9,500
80	Lyons,	9,400
81	Reid,	9,200
82	Graham,	9,100
83	Higgins,	9,100
84	Cullen,	9,000
85	Keane,	9,000
86	King,	9,000
87	Maher,	9,000
88	McKenna,	9,000
89	Bell,	8,800
90	Scott,	8,700
91	Hogan,	8,600
92	Keeffe,	8,600
93	Magee,	8,600
94	McNamara,	8,600
95	McDonald,	8,500
96	McDermott,	8,400
97	Moloney,	8,300
98	Rourke,	8,300
99	Buckley,	8,200
100	Dwyer,	8,100