BLACK Surname Maps of Ireland

Where in Ireland does the family BLACK come from? Is BLACK a common surname in Ireland? The maps on this page are based on the 1901 and 1911 census of Ireland, available here: Census of Ireland.

BLACK in 1901

There were 4,246 with this surname in Ireland in 1901. The surname is ranked 197th in Ireland. MURPHY is ranked 1st since it is the most common Irish surname.

Religion: Presbyterian: 1,774 (41.78%), Anglican: 1,228 (28.92%), Catholic: 1,020 (24.02%), Other / Not Given: 77 (1.81%), Methodist: 73 (1.72%), Baptist: 20 (0.47%), Quaker: 11 (0.26%), Congregationalist: 10 (0.24%), Plymouth Brethren: 6 (0.14%), Salvation Army: 6 (0.14%), Church of Christ: 5 (0.12%), Independent: 5 (0.12%), Christian: 4 (0.09%), Jewish: 3 (0.07%), Protestant: 3 (0.07%), Church of God: 1 (0.02%)

BLACK Surname Map in Ireland in 1901

BLACK in 1911

There were 4,338 with this surname in Ireland in 1911. The surname is ranked 193rd in Ireland. MURPHY is ranked 1st since it is the most common Irish surname.

BLACK Surname Map in Ireland in 1911

Woulfe Surname Index for BLACK

The Rev. Patrick Woulfe provided lists of surname associations for Irish surnames in his book Irish Names and Surnames. Below is a list of these associations for the surname BLACK.

Dúchas Surname Index for BLACK

The Dúchas Surname Index is a set of surname associations compiled by the Irish Folklore Commission. Below is a list of these associations for the surname BLACK. Learn more at Dúchas Surname Index.

BLACK in 1901 (Farmer)

Map is based on households which had at least one member who had an occupation containing "Farm" or "Agri".

BLACK Farmer Surname Map in 1901

BLACK in 1901 (Catholic)

Map shows the percentage of people with the surname BLACK who are Catholic in each locality

BLACK Catholic Surname Map in 1901

BLACK in 1901 (Anglican)

Map shows the percentage of people with the surname BLACK who are Anglican in each locality

BLACK Anglican Surname Map in 1901

BLACK in 1901 (Presbyterian)

Map shows the percentage of people with the surname BLACK who are Presbyterian in each locality

BLACK Presbyterian Surname Map in 1901

BLACK in Scotland

The BLACK Surname in Scotland

Patterns associated with the BLACK surname

List of consecutive consonant patterns associated with this surname:

When producing these maps, surnames are converted to uppercase. "MC" and "M'" are replaced with "MAC", and non-alphabetic characters (hyphens, spaces, apostrophes, accents) are removed. For example, Mac Vey and McVey appear together as MACVEY. O'Neill, Oneill, ONeill and Ó Néill appear together as ONEILL, and D'Arcy and Darcy appear as DARCY.

While every effort has been made to ensure accuracy, no responsibility is taken for errors in the census data. The census is available online for verification.