Where in Ireland does the family DOYLE come from? Is DOYLE a common surname in Ireland? These surname distribution maps show where people with the surname DOYLE were recorded throughout Ireland in the 1901 and 1911 Census of Ireland. The census records are held by the National Archives of Ireland and can be searched here: National Archives Census of Ireland
DOYLE Surname Distribution Map (1901 Census)
There were 20,638 people with this surname in Ireland in 1901. The surname was ranked 8th in Ireland. MURPHY is ranked 1st since it is the most common Irish surname.
Religion: Catholic: 20,072 (97.26%), Anglican: 392 (1.90%), Other / Not Given: 117 (0.57%), Presbyterian: 32 (0.16%), Methodist: 16 (0.08%), Plymouth Brethren: 3 (0.01%), Christian: 2 (0.01%), Congregationalist: 2 (0.01%), Baptist: 1 (0.00%), Quaker: 1 (0.00%)
DOYLE Surname Distribution Map (1911 Census)
There were 20,350 people with this surname in Ireland in 1911. The surname was ranked 8th in Ireland. MURPHY is ranked 1st since it is the most common Irish surname.
DOYLE Surname Overview
- People recorded in 1901: 20,638
- Ireland ranking in 1901: 8th
- Strongest county association: Wexford
Where was the DOYLE surname found in Ireland in 1901?
In the 1901 Census of Ireland, the surname DOYLE had the strongest distribution in these counties:
- Wexford — Ranked 2nd with 4,065 people
- Wicklow — Ranked 2nd with 2,098 people
- Carlow — Ranked 3rd with 1,582 people
- Dublin — Ranked 4th with 5,182 people
- Kildare — Ranked 5th with 791 people
- Kilkenny — Ranked 11th with 601 people
- Longford — Ranked 20th with 252 people
- Westmeath — Ranked 21st with 310 people
- Laois — Ranked 25th with 348 people
- Waterford — Ranked 31st with 391 people
- Offaly — Ranked 39th with 216 people
- Kerry — Ranked 40th with 722 people
- Roscommon — Ranked 62nd with 287 people
- Mayo — Ranked 96th with 424 people
- Tipperary — Ranked 96th with 316 people
Dúchas Surname Index for DOYLE
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 DOYLE. Learn more at Dúchas Surname Index.
- Cole
- Coyle
- Mac Comhghaill
- Mac Dhubhghaill
- Mac Dubhghaill
- Mac Giolla Chomhghaill
- McDougald
- McDowell
- Ó Comhghaill
- Ó Cumhail
- Ó Dubhghaill
DOYLE in 1901 (Farmer)
Map is based on households which had at least one member who had an occupation containing "Farm" or "Agri".
DOYLE in 1901 (Catholic)
Map shows the percentage of people with the surname DOYLE who are Catholic in each locality
DOYLE in 1901 (Anglican)
Map shows the percentage of people with the surname DOYLE who are Anglican in each locality
DOYLE in 1901 (Presbyterian)
Map shows the percentage of people with the surname DOYLE who are Presbyterian in each locality
DOYLE in Scotland
Patterns associated with the DOYLE 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.