SINCLAIR Surname Maps of Ireland

Where in Ireland does the family SINCLAIR come from? Is SINCLAIR a common surname in Ireland? These surname distribution maps show where people with the surname SINCLAIR 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

SINCLAIR Surname Distribution Map (1901 Census)

SINCLAIR surname distribution map Ireland 1901 census

There were 781 people with this surname in Ireland in 1901. The surname was ranked 962nd in Ireland. MURPHY is ranked 1st since it is the most common Irish surname.

Religion: Presbyterian: 333 (42.64%), Anglican: 300 (38.41%), Catholic: 87 (11.14%), Other / Not Given: 28 (3.59%), Methodist: 16 (2.05%), Church of God: 6 (0.77%), Congregationalist: 6 (0.77%), Protestant: 4 (0.51%), Quaker: 1 (0.13%)

SINCLAIR Surname Distribution Map (1911 Census)

SINCLAIR surname distribution map Ireland 1911 census

There were 818 people with this surname in Ireland in 1911. The surname was ranked 923rd in Ireland. MURPHY is ranked 1st since it is the most common Irish surname.

SINCLAIR Surname Overview

  • People recorded in 1901: 781
  • Ireland ranking in 1901: 962nd

Woulfe Surname Index for SINCLAIR

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 SINCLAIR.

SINCLAIR in 1901 (Farmer)

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

SINCLAIR Farmer Surname Map in 1901

SINCLAIR in 1901 (Catholic)

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

SINCLAIR Catholic Surname Map in 1901

SINCLAIR in 1901 (Anglican)

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

SINCLAIR Anglican Surname Map in 1901

SINCLAIR in 1901 (Presbyterian)

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

SINCLAIR Presbyterian Surname Map in 1901

SINCLAIR in Scotland

The SINCLAIR Surname in Scotland

Patterns associated with the SINCLAIR 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.

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