ROY Surname Maps of Ireland

Where in Ireland does the family ROY come from? Is ROY 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.


ROY in 1901

There were 346 with this surname in Ireland in 1901. The surname is ranked 1749th in Ireland in the same year, MURPHY is ranked 1st since it is the most common Irish surname.

Religion: Presbyterian: 191 (55.20%), Anglican: 114 (32.95%), Catholic: 12 (3.47%), Other / Not Given: 10 (2.89%), Methodist: 9 (2.60%), Independent: 6 (1.73%), Christian: 2 (0.58%), Congregationalist: 2 (0.58%)

ROY Surname Map in Irish in 1901

ROY in 1911

There were 339 with this surname in Ireland in 1911. The surname is ranked 1766th in Ireland in the same year, MURPHY is ranked 1st since it is the most common Irish surname.

ROY Surname Map in Irish in 1911

Woulfe Surname Index for ROY

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 ROY.


ROY in 1901 (Farmer)

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

ROY Farmer Surname Map in 1901}

ROY in 1901 (Catholic)

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

ROY Catholic Surname Map in 1901}

ROY in 1901 (Anglican)

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

ROY Anglican Surname Map in 1901}

ROY in 1901 (Presbyterian)

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

ROY Presbyterian Surname Map in 1901}

ROY in Scotland

The ROY Surname in Scotland


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!