Where in Ireland does the family M come from? Is M a common surname in Ireland? These surname distribution maps show where people with the surname M 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
M Surname Distribution Map (1901 Census)
There were 8,201 people with this surname in Ireland in 1901. The surname was ranked 76th in Ireland. MURPHY is ranked 1st since it is the most common Irish surname.
Religion: Catholic: 6,383 (77.83%), Anglican: 1,275 (15.55%), Presbyterian: 413 (5.04%), Other / Not Given: 70 (0.85%), Methodist: 47 (0.57%), Baptist: 7 (0.09%), Protestant: 3 (0.04%), Lutheran: 1 (0.01%), Moravian: 1 (0.01%), Quaker: 1 (0.01%)
M Surname Distribution Map (1911 Census)
There were 8,485 people with this surname in Ireland in 1911. The surname was ranked 72nd in Ireland. MURPHY is ranked 1st since it is the most common Irish surname.
M Surname Overview
- People recorded in 1901: 8,201
- Ireland ranking in 1901: 76th
- Strongest county association: Kildare
Where was the M surname found in Ireland in 1901?
In the 1901 Census of Ireland, the surname M had the strongest distribution in these counties:
- Kildare — Ranked 16th with 350 people
- Dublin — Ranked 30th with 1,543 people
- Westmeath — Ranked 53rd with 196 people
- Limerick — Ranked 55th with 463 people
- Carlow — Ranked 64th with 101 people
- Tipperary — Ranked 68th with 394 people
- Wexford — Ranked 71st with 224 people
- Kilkenny — Ranked 85th with 175 people
- Monaghan — Ranked 89th with 161 people
- Offaly — Ranked 92nd with 120 people
- Louth — Ranked 93rd with 144 people
- Waterford — Ranked 94th with 186 people
- Laois — Ranked 95th with 109 people
- Clare — Ranked 98th with 260 people
M in 1901 (Farmer)
Map is based on households which had at least one member who had an occupation containing "Farm" or "Agri".
M in 1901 (Catholic)
Map shows the percentage of people with the surname M who are Catholic in each locality
M in 1901 (Anglican)
Map shows the percentage of people with the surname M who are Anglican in each locality
M in 1901 (Presbyterian)
Map shows the percentage of people with the surname M who are Presbyterian in each locality
M 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.