Where in Ireland does the family GEHEGAN come from? Is GEHEGAN a common surname in Ireland? These surname distribution maps show where people with the surname GEHEGAN 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
GEHEGAN Surname Distribution Map (1901 Census)
There were 5 people with this surname in Ireland in 1901. The surname was ranked 22561st in Ireland. MURPHY is ranked 1st since it is the most common Irish surname.
Religion: Catholic: 5 (100.00%)
GEHEGAN Surname Distribution Map (1911 Census)
GEHEGAN Surname Overview
- People recorded in 1901: 5
- Ireland ranking in 1901: 22561st
Woulfe Surname Index for GEHEGAN
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 GEHEGAN.
GEHEGAN in 1901 (Farmer)
Map is based on households which had at least one member who had an occupation containing "Farm" or "Agri".
GEHEGAN in 1901 (Catholic)
Map shows the percentage of people with the surname GEHEGAN who are Catholic in each locality
GEHEGAN in 1901 (Anglican)
There were no Anglicans with the surname GEHEGAN in the 1901 census.
GEHEGAN in 1901 (Presbyterian)
There were no Presbyterians with the surname GEHEGAN in the 1901 census.
Patterns associated with the GEHEGAN 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.