Post on 07-Jan-2017
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
Lorna Moloney – Merriman Research
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