Where in Ireland does the family POWER come from? Is POWER a common surname in Ireland? These surname distribution maps show where people with the surname POWER 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
POWER Surname Distribution Map (1901 Census)
There were 11,110 people with this surname in Ireland in 1901. The surname was ranked 45th in Ireland. MURPHY is ranked 1st since it is the most common Irish surname.
Religion: Catholic: 10,731 (96.59%), Anglican: 290 (2.61%), Other / Not Given: 39 (0.35%), Presbyterian: 32 (0.29%), Methodist: 15 (0.14%), Salvation Army: 3 (0.03%)
POWER Surname Distribution Map (1911 Census)
There were 10,721 people with this surname in Ireland in 1911. The surname was ranked 46th in Ireland. MURPHY is ranked 1st since it is the most common Irish surname.
POWER Surname Overview
- People recorded in 1901: 11,110
- Ireland ranking in 1901: 45th
- Strongest county association: Waterford
Where was the POWER surname found in Ireland in 1901?
In the 1901 Census of Ireland, the surname POWER had the strongest distribution in these counties:
- Waterford — Ranked 1st with 4,887 people
- Kilkenny — Ranked 7th with 892 people
- Tipperary — Ranked 16th with 1,016 people
- Wexford — Ranked 18th with 803 people
- Limerick — Ranked 40th with 584 people
- Dublin — Ranked 81st with 786 people
- Carlow — Ranked 83rd with 82 people
- Cork — Ranked 83rd with 876 people
- Kildare — Ranked 88th with 123 people
Woulfe Surname Index for POWER
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 POWER.
Dúchas Surname Index for POWER
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 POWER. Learn more at Dúchas Surname Index.
POWER in 1901 (Farmer)
Map is based on households which had at least one member who had an occupation containing "Farm" or "Agri".
POWER in 1901 (Catholic)
Map shows the percentage of people with the surname POWER who are Catholic in each locality
POWER in 1901 (Anglican)
Map shows the percentage of people with the surname POWER who are Anglican in each locality
POWER in 1901 (Presbyterian)
Map shows the percentage of people with the surname POWER who are Presbyterian in each locality
POWER in Scotland
Patterns associated with the POWER 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.