Where in Ireland does the family GRIER come from? Is GRIER a common surname in Ireland? These surname distribution maps show where people with the surname GRIER 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
GRIER Surname Distribution Map (1901 Census)
There were 187 people with this surname in Ireland in 1901. The surname was ranked 2661st in Ireland. MURPHY is ranked 1st since it is the most common Irish surname.
Religion: Catholic: 106 (56.68%), Presbyterian: 38 (20.32%), Anglican: 34 (18.18%), Methodist: 9 (4.81%)
GRIER Surname Distribution Map (1911 Census)
There were 174 people with this surname in Ireland in 1911. The surname was ranked 2735th in Ireland. MURPHY is ranked 1st since it is the most common Irish surname.
GRIER Surname Overview
- People recorded in 1901: 187
- Ireland ranking in 1901: 2661st
Woulfe Surname Index for GRIER
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 GRIER.
GRIER in 1901 (Farmer)
Map is based on households which had at least one member who had an occupation containing "Farm" or "Agri".
GRIER in 1901 (Catholic)
Map shows the percentage of people with the surname GRIER who are Catholic in each locality
GRIER in 1901 (Anglican)
Map shows the percentage of people with the surname GRIER who are Anglican in each locality
GRIER in 1901 (Presbyterian)
Map shows the percentage of people with the surname GRIER who are Presbyterian in each locality
GRIER in Scotland
Patterns associated with the GRIER 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.