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Surnames by county · Ulster

Most common surnames in County Antrim

Smith was the commonest surname in Co. Antrim in 1911: 4,977 people, about one resident in 96. It was followed by Wilson, Johnston, Campbell and Thompson.

Counts are people living in the county on census night, with spelling variants combined (Sullivan and O'Sullivan count as one name). The 1926 census covered the Irish Free State only, so it has no figures for this county.

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The 25 commonest names, 1911

#SurnamePeoplePer 10,0001901
1 Smith 4,977 104 1
2 Wilson 4,581 96 2
3 Johnston 4,161 87 3
4 Campbell 3,782 79 5
5 Thompson 3,711 78 4
6 Stewart 3,515 74 6
7 O'Neill 3,278 69 7
8 Brown 3,272 69 8
9 Moore 2,825 59 9
10 Robinson 2,817 59 10
11 Bell 2,738 57 11
12 Graham 2,496 52 13
13 Boyd 2,386 50 12
14 Martin 2,283 48 14
15 Hamilton 2,131 45 18
16 Clarke 2,111 44 17
17 Reid 2,071 43 16
18 Kennedy 2,029 43 15
19 Kelly 2,016 42 19
20 Scott 2,008 42 20
21 Millar 1,973 41 21
22 Murphy 1,824 38 22
23 McDowell 1,796 38 24
24 Magee 1,795 38 26
25 McKeown 1,707 36 23

The 1901 columns give the name's rank in the county in that year; a dash means it was outside the top 40. Linked names have a full page with meaning, Irish forms and history.

Names most typical of Antrim

Among the 100 commonest Irish surnames, these were the most over-represented in Co. Antrim in 1911, compared with their share of Ireland's population as a whole.

  1. Bell 3.41× 2,738 people · 57 per 10,000
  2. Stewart 3.28× 3,515 people · 74 per 10,000
  3. Robinson 3.04× 2,817 people · 59 per 10,000
  4. Wilson 2.98× 4,581 people · 96 per 10,000
  5. Thompson 2.92× 3,711 people · 78 per 10,000
  6. Johnston 2.8× 4,161 people · 87 per 10,000
  7. Reid 2.66× 2,071 people · 43 per 10,000
  8. Graham 2.63× 2,496 people · 52 per 10,000
  9. Campbell 2.44× 3,782 people · 79 per 10,000
  10. Scott 2.41× 2,008 people · 42 per 10,000

Questions about surnames in Antrim

What is the most common surname in County Antrim?

In the 1911 census the most common surname in Co. Antrim was Smith, with 4,977 people, or about one resident in 96. The next most common were Wilson, Johnston, Campbell and Thompson.

Which surnames are most typical of County Antrim?

Compared with Ireland as a whole, the names most over-represented in Co. Antrim in 1911 (among the 100 commonest Irish surnames) were Bell (3.41× the national rate), Stewart (3.28× the national rate), Robinson (3.04× the national rate).

Ancestors from County Antrim?

Browse every townland and household in Co. Antrim in the 1901, 1911 censuses.

Antrim records on irishcensus.com