Summary of Names

Robert E. Matheson
Special Report on Surnames in Ireland
1909
Chapter IV | Start of chapter

In addition to the foregoing there are a number of foreigners who have settled in Ireland from France, Germany, Italy, and other countries, and whose names appear in our Indexes.

Though “Birthplace” is not an accurate test of nationality, it may be of interest to attach the following Table extracted from the Census of 1891, which shows the Birthplaces of the persons enumerated in Ireland according to each Census from 1841 to 1891:—

Birthplace

Great Britain

Census Periods

Province of Leinster

Province of Munster

Province of Ulster

Province of Connaught

England and Scotland

Wales

Born Abroad

1841,

1,932,243

2,394,988

2,390,028

1,423,257

21,552

8,585

4,471

1851,

1,614,160

1,853,628

2,015,424

1,018,446

34,454

12,312

9,961

1861,

1,398,956

1,502,669

1,905,886

913,052

50,761

16,861

10,379

1871,

1,266,010

1,375,600

1,815,901

849,246

67,881

20,318

17,010

1881,

1,203,364

1,316,273

1,720,742

821,908

69,382

22,328

19,535

1891,

1,113,585

1,154,803

1,587,271

725,722

74,523

27,323

21,330

From this Table it will be seen that the number of persons resident in Ireland at the time of each Census, but born elsewhere, has largely increased at each decennial period.