Where in Ireland does the family READ come from? Is READ a common surname in Ireland? These surname distribution maps show where people with the surname READ 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
READ Surname Distribution Map (1901 Census)
There were 231 people with this surname in Ireland in 1901. The surname was ranked 2348th in Ireland. MURPHY is ranked 1st since it is the most common Irish surname.
Religion: Anglican: 105 (45.45%), Catholic: 73 (31.60%), Presbyterian: 30 (12.99%), Methodist: 15 (6.49%), Other / Not Given: 6 (2.60%), Protestant: 2 (0.87%)
READ Surname Distribution Map (1911 Census)
There were 212 people with this surname in Ireland in 1911. The surname was ranked 2418th in Ireland. MURPHY is ranked 1st since it is the most common Irish surname.
READ Surname Overview
- People recorded in 1901: 231
- Ireland ranking in 1901: 2348th
Woulfe Surname Index for READ
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 READ.
Meanings of the Surname READ
According to Thomas G. Gentry in his 1892 book Family Names, the Anglo-Saxon section states: Read, red. Reade, Reed, from the same root.READ in 1901 (Farmer)
Map is based on households which had at least one member who had an occupation containing "Farm" or "Agri".
READ in 1901 (Catholic)
Map shows the percentage of people with the surname READ who are Catholic in each locality
READ in 1901 (Anglican)
Map shows the percentage of people with the surname READ who are Anglican in each locality
READ in 1901 (Presbyterian)
Map shows the percentage of people with the surname READ who are Presbyterian in each locality
READ 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.