KELLY Surname Maps of Ireland
Where in Ireland does the family KELLY come from? Is KELLY a common surname in
Ireland?
The maps on this page are based on the 1901 and 1911 census of Ireland, the data for which is
available here: Census of Ireland.
KELLY in 1901
There were 46,481 with this surname in Ireland in 1901. The surname is ranked 2nd in Ireland in the same year, MURPHY is ranked 1st since it is the most common Irish surname.
Religion: Catholic: 43,477 (93.54%), Anglican: 1,557 (3.35%), Presbyterian: 1,022 (2.20%), Other / Not Given: 228 (0.49%), Methodist: 136 (0.29%), Baptist: 15 (0.03%), Independent: 11 (0.02%), Salvation Army: 11 (0.02%), Congregationalist: 9 (0.02%), Protestant: 6 (0.01%), Christian: 4 (0.01%), Plymouth Brethren: 2 (0.00%), Quaker: 2 (0.00%), Moravian: 1 (0.00%)
KELLY in 1911
There were 45,582 with this surname in Ireland in 1911. The surname is ranked 2nd in Ireland in the same year, MURPHY is ranked 1st since it is the most common Irish surname.
Woulfe Surname Index for KELLY
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 KELLY.
Dúchas Surname Index for KELLY
The Dúchas Surname Index is a set of surname associations compiled as part of the work of the Irish Folklore Commission. Below is a list of these associations for the surname KELLY. This is not an authoritative index but it might help you to find both the Irish language version of your surname, if one exists, and also help in finding alternative spellings of the name in question. You can learn more about the index here: Dúchas Surname Index.
KELLY in 1901 (Farmer)
Map is based on households which had at least one member who had an occupation containing "Farm" or "Agri".
KELLY in 1901 (Catholic)
Map shows the percentage of people with the surname KELLY who are Catholic in each locality
KELLY in 1901 (Anglican)
Map shows the percentage of people with the surname KELLY who are Anglican in each locality
KELLY in 1901 (Presbyterian)
Map shows the percentage of people with the surname KELLY who are Presbyterian in each locality
KELLY in Scotland
Patterns associated with the KELLY surname
List of consecutive consonant patterns associated with this surname:
When producing these maps, I use the exact spelling in the 1901/1911 Irish Census, with the following
exceptions: All surnames are converted to their uppercase equivalents. I replace all occurrences of MC and M'
with MAC. And I remove all non-alphabetical characters, such as hyphens, spaces, apostrophes and accents. This
results, for example, in the names Mac Vey and McVey appearing together on the same map as MACVEY. Likewise,
O'Neill, Oneill, ONeill and Ó Néill appear together as ONEILL and D'Arcy and Darcy are combined as DARCY. No
other type of grouping is done.
A huge amount of effort has gone into the production of these maps and I have been very careful to ensure that the census data has been processed as accurately as possible. However, I take no responsibility should I have failed in any way in this regard. Nor shall I be held responsible for any errors on the official census website. As stated, the census is available online enabling you to confirm the information presented here for yourself. Enjoy!