Where in Ireland does the family SMYTH come from? Is SMYTH a common surname in Ireland? These surname distribution maps show where people with the surname SMYTH 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
SMYTH Surname Distribution Map (1901 Census)
There were 16,817 people with this surname in Ireland in 1901. The surname was ranked 17th in Ireland. MURPHY is ranked 1st since it is the most common Irish surname.
Religion: Catholic: 10,077 (59.92%), Presbyterian: 3,449 (20.51%), Anglican: 2,651 (15.76%), Methodist: 266 (1.58%), Other / Not Given: 191 (1.14%), Congregationalist: 62 (0.37%), Plymouth Brethren: 50 (0.30%), Baptist: 33 (0.20%), Church of God: 12 (0.07%), Independent: 9 (0.05%), Christian: 7 (0.04%), Quaker: 3 (0.02%), Church of Christ: 2 (0.01%), Christian Scientist: 1 (0.01%), Free Thinker: 1 (0.01%), Jewish: 1 (0.01%), Protestant: 1 (0.01%), Salvation Army: 1 (0.01%)
SMYTH Surname Distribution Map (1911 Census)
There were 16,439 people with this surname in Ireland in 1911. The surname was ranked 18th in Ireland. MURPHY is ranked 1st since it is the most common Irish surname.
SMYTH Surname Overview
- People recorded in 1901: 16,817
- Ireland ranking in 1901: 17th
- Strongest county association: Meath
Where was the SMYTH surname found in Ireland in 1901?
In the 1901 Census of Ireland, the surname SMYTH had the strongest distribution in these counties:
- Meath — Ranked 4th with 934 people
- Antrim — Ranked 5th with 3,175 people
- Cavan — Ranked 6th with 1,699 people
- Down — Ranked 7th with 1,957 people
- Monaghan — Ranked 10th with 686 people
- Westmeath — Ranked 10th with 421 people
- Derry — Ranked 12th with 918 people
- Longford — Ranked 14th with 321 people
- Louth — Ranked 16th with 402 people
- Dublin — Ranked 18th with 1,898 people
- Armagh — Ranked 31st with 432 people
- Wicklow — Ranked 42nd with 176 people
- Kildare — Ranked 44th with 214 people
- Fermanagh — Ranked 55th with 202 people
- Tyrone — Ranked 58th with 433 people
- Carlow — Ranked 60th with 106 people
- Leitrim — Ranked 69th with 213 people
- Offaly — Ranked 70th with 149 people
- Galway — Ranked 96th with 427 people
Woulfe Surname Index for SMYTH
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 SMYTH.
Dúchas Surname Index for SMYTH
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 SMYTH. Learn more at Dúchas Surname Index.
- Mac Gabhann
- McGowan
- Smith
- Smythe
- Ó Gabhann
SMYTH in 1901 (Farmer)
Map is based on households which had at least one member who had an occupation containing "Farm" or "Agri".
SMYTH in 1901 (Catholic)
Map shows the percentage of people with the surname SMYTH who are Catholic in each locality
SMYTH in 1901 (Anglican)
Map shows the percentage of people with the surname SMYTH who are Anglican in each locality
SMYTH in 1901 (Presbyterian)
Map shows the percentage of people with the surname SMYTH who are Presbyterian in each locality
SMYTH in Scotland
Patterns associated with the SMYTH 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.