Ancestral Connections Questionnaire 2016

‘Diaspora Links’Lorna Moloney

www.clansandsurnames.com

Top Names Female & Surname in order of frequency

•Mary

•Catherine

•Bridget

•Margaret

•Ellen

•John

•Patrick

•Thomas

•James

•Michael

Top Surnames in order of Frequency

1. Kelly2. Ryan3. Sullivan4. Murphy5. O’Brien6. Connor7. Egan8. McCarthy9. Fitzgerald10. McCarthy

11. Burke12. McMahon13. Gallagher14. Higgins15. Fox16. Duffy17. Moloney18. Brett19. O’Donnell20. Holland

Top Surnames in Order of frequency

21. Fitzpatrick22. O’Driscoll23. O’Grady24. O’Dea25. O’Malley26. Roche27. Tierney28. Hickey29. McDonough30. Gleeson

31. McLoughlin32. Callinan33. Davin34. Rice35. Hinchey36. Hehir37. Glynn38. Dowling39. Coyle40. Brady

Top Surnames in order of frequency

41. Hannon42. Hill43. Leyden44. Glennon45. Rowan46. O’Hara47. Ward48. Powers49. McWilliam50. Connaughton

Surnames of low frequency

• Kays

• Rabbitte

• Gill

• Grimes

• Gordon

• Pilkington

• McCole

• Adams

• Magner

• Malloy

• Traynor

• Crockett

• McGoff

• Clarke

• Lavelle

• Kett

• Conniffe

Counties ranked in order of Emigrant frequency for those researching Irish roots1. Cork 2. Mayo 3. Clare

4. Antrim 5. Limerick

6. Tipperary 7. Galway

8. Kerry 9 . Leitrim 10. Tyrone

11. Dublin 12. Roscommon

13. Tyrone 14. Down

15. Sligo 16.Derry

• 17. Donegal 18. Waterford

• 19. Fermanagh 20. Louth

• 21. Longford 22. Monaghan

• 23. Wexford 24. Offaly

• 25. Laois 26. Cavan

• 27. Kildare 28. Wicklow

• 29. Kilkenny 30. Meath

• 31. Westmeath 32. Carlow

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