Registration Province of Ulster

Robert E. Matheson
Special Report on Surnames in Ireland
1909
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The figures inserted represent the number of entries in the Births Index, under each name (including varieties), and thus afford material for comparison as to the relative number of persons of each name. Names where the prefixes “O” and “Mac” have been retained have been combined in this Table with those in which these prefixes have been dropped, the form given in each case being that most numerously represented.

Registration County

Surnames and Number of Entries in Births Index for 1890

Antrim,

Smith 134, Johnston 126, Stewart 126, Wilson 119, Thompson 101, O’Neill 98, Campbell 96, Moore 96, Bell 90, Robinson 89, Millar 86, Brown 82, Boyd 81, Scott 66, Graham 64. Reid 63, Martin 61, Kerr 60, Hamilton 50.

Armagh,

Murphy 50, Hughes 47, Wilson 45, Campbell 42, O’Hare 37, Smith 31, McCann 29, Donnelly 28, Watson 28, Quinn 26, Johnston 25, Kelly 25, Thompson 23.

Cavan,

Reilly 137, Smith 108, Brady 85, Lynch 51, McCabe 36, Clarke 30, Farrelly 29, Maguire 26, Sheridan 26, Galligan 20, Fitzpatrick 19, Dolan 18, McGovern 18, Donohoe 17, Martin 15, McMahon 15.

Donegal,

Gallagher 196, Doherty 160, Boyle 102, O’Donnell 102, McLaughlin 81, Sweeney 50, Ward 40, Kelly 37, McGinley 37, McFadden 33, McGowan 33, Duffy 29, Campbell 28.

Down,

Thompson 55, Smith 53, Campbell 45, Patterson 41, Martin 35, Wilson 35, Graham 34, Johnston 34, Murray 33, Brown 31, Robinson 29, Hamilton 28, Bell 27, Scott 27, Boyd 25.

Fermanagh,

Maguire 44, McManus 30, Dolan 23, McGovern 23, Johnston 22, McHugh 20, Cassidy 17, Wilson 15, Thompson 14, Elliott 13, Irvine 13, McLoughlin 12, Gallagher 11, Murphy 11, Reilly 11, Fitzpatrick 10, Flanagan 10.

Londonderry,

Doherty 80, McLaughlin 68, Kelly 50, Bradley 40, Brown 36, McCloskey 36, Campbell 33, Mullan 33, Smith 31, O’Neill 29. Kane 26, Moore 25, Gallagher 23.

Monaghan,

Duffy 38, Connolly 36. McMahon 33, M‘Kenna 32, Hughes 25, Murphy 24, McCabe 22, Martin 19. Smith 19, Kelly 18, Quinn 18, Maguire 17, Murray 17, Woods 14.

Tyrone,

Quinn 40, Mullan 39, Kelly 38, Donnelly 34, Gallagher 34, McKenna 33, Campbell 32, Hughes 31. Wilson 30, McLaughlin 29, O’Neill, 29, Doherty 27, Smith 25, Hamilton 23.