MACVAY Surname Maps of Ireland

Where in Ireland does the family MACVAY come from? Is MACVAY a common surname in Ireland?
The maps on this page are based on the 1901 and 1911 census of Ireland, the data for which is available here: Census of Ireland.


MACVAY in 1901

There were 18 with this surname in Ireland in 1901. The surname is ranked 10563rd in Ireland in the same year, MURPHY is ranked 1st since it is the most common Irish surname.

Religion: Catholic: 16 (88.89%), Anglican: 2 (11.11%)

MACVAY Surname Map in Irish in 1901

MACVAY in 1911

There were 9 with this surname in Ireland in 1911. The surname is ranked 15309th in Ireland in the same year, MURPHY is ranked 1st since it is the most common Irish surname.

MACVAY Surname Map in Irish in 1911

Woulfe Surname Index for MACVAY

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 MACVAY.


MACVAY in 1901 (Farmer)

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

MACVAY Farmer Surname Map in 1901}

MACVAY in 1901 (Catholic)

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

MACVAY Catholic Surname Map in 1901}

MACVAY in 1901 (Anglican)

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

MACVAY Anglican Surname Map in 1901}

MACVAY in 1901 (Presbyterian)

There were no Presbyterians with the surname MACVAY in the 1901 census.


MACVAY in Scotland

The MACVAY Surname in Scotland


Patterns associated with the MACVAY surname

List of consecutive consonant patterns associated with this surname:

When producing these maps, I use the exact spelling in the 1901/1911 Irish Census, with the following exceptions: All surnames are converted to their uppercase equivalents. I replace all occurrences of MC and M' with MAC. And I remove all non-alphabetical characters, such as hyphens, spaces, apostrophes and accents. This results, for example, in the names Mac Vey and McVey appearing together on the same map as MACVEY. Likewise, O'Neill, Oneill, ONeill and Ó Néill appear together as ONEILL and D'Arcy and Darcy are combined as DARCY. No other type of grouping is done.

A huge amount of effort has gone into the production of these maps and I have been very careful to ensure that the census data has been processed as accurately as possible. However, I take no responsibility should I have failed in any way in this regard. Nor shall I be held responsible for any errors on the official census website. As stated, the census is available online enabling you to confirm the information presented here for yourself. Enjoy!

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