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Surnames by county · Ulster

Most common surnames in County Armagh

Murphy was the commonest surname in Co. Armagh in 1911: 1,494 people, about one resident in 80. It was followed by Hughes, McCann, Wilson and Campbell.

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

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1 Murphy 1,494 125 1
2 Hughes 1,468 123 2
3 McCann 1,064 89 4
4 Wilson 1,037 87 3
5 Campbell 927 78 8
6 Kelly 896 75 5
7 Donnelly 855 72 7
8 O'Neill 850 71 9
9 Quinn 840 70 6
10 Smith 809 68 10
11 Johnston 738 62 12
12 Robinson 708 59 11
13 McKeown 657 55 15
14 Thompson 629 53 14
15 Clarke 575 48 17
16 Brown 571 48 16
17 McParland 571 48 13
18 Mallon 512 43 22
19 McNally 510 43 29
20 Irwin 503 42 18
21 Murray 499 42 31
22 Graham 488 41 26
23 McKee 480 40 19
24 McKenna 476 40 23
25 Allen 471 39 27

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 Armagh

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

  1. McCann 5.43× 1,064 people · 89 per 10,000
  2. Hughes 4.62× 1,468 people · 123 per 10,000
  3. Donnelly 3.63× 855 people · 72 per 10,000
  4. Robinson 3.05× 708 people · 59 per 10,000
  5. Wilson 2.7× 1,037 people · 87 per 10,000
  6. Campbell 2.39× 927 people · 78 per 10,000
  7. Graham 2.05× 488 people · 41 per 10,000
  8. McKenna 2.04× 476 people · 40 per 10,000
  9. McDonald 2.02× 429 people · 36 per 10,000
  10. Johnston 1.98× 738 people · 62 per 10,000

Questions about surnames in Armagh

What is the most common surname in County Armagh?

In the 1911 census the most common surname in Co. Armagh was Murphy, with 1,494 people, or about one resident in 80. The next most common were Hughes, McCann, Wilson and Campbell.

Which surnames are most typical of County Armagh?

Compared with Ireland as a whole, the names most over-represented in Co. Armagh in 1911 (among the 100 commonest Irish surnames) were McCann (5.43× the national rate), Hughes (4.62× the national rate), Donnelly (3.63× the national rate).

Ancestors from County Armagh?

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

Armagh records on irishcensus.com