GILBERT Surname Maps of Ireland

Where in Ireland does the family GILBERT come from? Is GILBERT a common surname in Ireland? These surname distribution maps show where people with the surname GILBERT 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

GILBERT Surname Distribution Map (1901 Census)

GILBERT surname distribution map Ireland 1901 census

There were 570 people with this surname in Ireland in 1901. The surname was ranked 1213th in Ireland. MURPHY is ranked 1st since it is the most common Irish surname.

Religion: Anglican: 225 (39.47%), Catholic: 178 (31.23%), Presbyterian: 96 (16.84%), Methodist: 55 (9.65%), Jewish: 10 (1.75%), Other / Not Given: 5 (0.88%), Quaker: 1 (0.18%)

GILBERT Surname Distribution Map (1911 Census)

GILBERT surname distribution map Ireland 1911 census

There were 614 people with this surname in Ireland in 1911. The surname was ranked 1143rd in Ireland. MURPHY is ranked 1st since it is the most common Irish surname.

GILBERT Surname Overview

  • People recorded in 1901: 570
  • Ireland ranking in 1901: 1213th

Woulfe Surname Index for GILBERT

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 GILBERT.

Meanings of the Surname GILBERT

According to Thomas G. Gentry in his 1892 book Family Names, the Anglo-Saxon section states: Irish giolla, a servant; beorht, bright. A witty servant.

GILBERT in 1901 (Farmer)

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

GILBERT Farmer Surname Map in 1901

GILBERT in 1901 (Catholic)

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

GILBERT Catholic Surname Map in 1901

GILBERT in 1901 (Anglican)

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

GILBERT Anglican Surname Map in 1901

GILBERT in 1901 (Presbyterian)

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

GILBERT Presbyterian Surname Map in 1901

GILBERT in Scotland

The GILBERT Surname in Scotland

Patterns associated with the GILBERT 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.

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