Most Common Presbyterian Surnames in Ireland in 1901

List of the most common Presbyterian surnames in Ireland in 1901. Each surname is followed by the number of people recorded with this religion and surname in the census.

Note: It was common for people to have the first letter of their surname entered into the census in place of their surname, if for example they were residents in a workhouse or a military base. For this reason, single letters may appear in the rankings.

1 WILSON 5,918
2 STEWART 4,394
3 THOMPSON 4,383
4 JOHNSTON 4,212
5 CAMPBELL 3,895
6 BROWN 3,892
7 MOORE 3,525
8 SMYTH 3,449
9 BELL 3,302
10 HAMILTON 3,271
11 BOYD 3,196
12 GRAHAM 3,151
13 MARTIN 3,078
14 ROBINSON 2,932
15 SCOTT 2,877
16 ANDERSON 2,865
17 PATTERSON 2,702
18 REID 2,404
19 MACKEE 2,314
20 HUNTER 2,124
21 MILLAR 2,115
22 KENNEDY 2,082
23 CRAIG 2,050
24 FERGUSON 2,023
25 GIBSON 1,998
26 MONTGOMERY 1,994
27 CLARKE 1,987
28 MACDOWELL 1,985
29 ALLEN 1,870
30 WALLACE 1,870
31 CRAWFORD 1,866
32 BLACK 1,774
33 HANNA 1,711
34 YOUNG 1,650
35 WHITE 1,645
36 GORDON 1,608
37 SMITH 1,604
38 ADAMS 1,595
39 ORR 1,591
40 KERR 1,564
41 MACCONNELL 1,526
42 TAYLOR 1,501
43 HILL 1,497
44 MACCULLOUGH 1,491
45 WALKER 1,488
46 WATSON 1,474
47 MORROW 1,449
48 STEVENSON 1,430
49 SIMPSON 1,411
50 MORRISON 1,402
51 ARMSTRONG 1,396
52 MITCHELL 1,396
53 MACBRIDE 1,388
54 IRWIN 1,387
55 BLAIR 1,382
56 CARSON 1,368
57 SHAW 1,360
58 WRIGHT 1,352
59 GRAY 1,287
60 HENRY 1,267
61 RUSSELL 1,237
62 ALEXANDER 1,233
63 DAVIDSON 1,204
64 REA 1,202
65 PORTER 1,184
66 ROSS 1,169
67 GREER 1,130
68 NELSON 1,127
69 HOUSTON 1,093
70 HENDERSON 1,082
71 BEATTIE 1,065
72 JACKSON 1,049
73 FINLAY 1,039
74 KELLY 1,022
75 BURNS 1,015
76 IRVINE 1,002
77 MILLER 1,001
78 TODD 999
79 DICKSON 977
80 AGNEW 973
81 DUNLOP 970
82 SLOAN 969
83 CUNNINGHAM 968
84 BARR 964
85 LOGAN 958
86 POLLOCK 956
87 MACCLELLAND 948
88 MAXWELL 925
89 MACKEOWN 913
90 PATTON 902
91 MARSHALL 894
92 CHAMBERS 891
93 WILLIAMSON 891
94 STEELE 880
95 ELLIOTT 861
96 GAMBLE 853
97 MURPHY 851
98 FLEMING 847
99 MACNEILL 843
100 MURRAY 835