LEE Surname Maps of Ireland

Where in Ireland does the family LEE come from? Is LEE a common surname in Ireland? The maps on this page are based on the 1901 and 1911 census of Ireland, available here: Census of Ireland.

LEE in 1901

There were 4,885 with this surname in Ireland in 1901. The surname is ranked 160th in Ireland. MURPHY is ranked 1st since it is the most common Irish surname.

Religion: Catholic: 3,697 (75.68%), Anglican: 754 (15.44%), Presbyterian: 247 (5.06%), Methodist: 98 (2.01%), Other / Not Given: 60 (1.23%), Baptist: 15 (0.31%), Independent: 10 (0.20%), Moravian: 3 (0.06%), Christian: 1 (0.02%)

LEE in 1911

There were 4,869 with this surname in Ireland in 1911. The surname is ranked 159th in Ireland. MURPHY is ranked 1st since it is the most common Irish surname.

Woulfe Surname Index for LEE

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 LEE.

• Gray
• Grey
• Lea
• Lee
• Leigh
• Liath
• Mac Laoidhigh
• Mac an Leagha
• MacAlea
• MacAlee
• MacClay
• MacClean
• MacKinlay
• MacKinley
• MacLea
• MacLean
• MacLee
• O'Lee
• Ó Laidhigh
• Ó Laighidh
• Ó Laoidhigh

Dúchas Surname Index for LEE

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 LEE. Learn more at Dúchas Surname Index.

• Lahy
• Leahy
• Lyons
• Mac an Leagha
• Mac an Liagha
• McLeigh
• Ó Laidhe
• Ó Laidhigh
• Ó Laochdha
• Ó Laoi
• Ó Laoidh
• Ó Laoidhe
• Ó Laoidhigh
• Ó Laoithe
• Ó Leathaigh
• Ó Lighe
• Ó Líthe

LEE in 1901 (Farmer)

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

LEE in 1901 (Catholic)

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

LEE in 1901 (Anglican)

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

LEE in 1901 (Presbyterian)

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

LEE in Scotland

The LEE Surname in Scotland

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.