Census Surname Maps for the Clarke Surname
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Note that it is likely that some Ulster-Scots speakers reported that they only spoke Irish. Both censuses contained a question concerned with whether a person spoke Irish, English or both. No other languages were mentioned.
Statistics
Surname Counts and Rankings
There were 13,684 with the surname Clarke in Ireland in 1901 and 14,063 in 1911.
This ranks the surname 26th in 1901 and 23rd in 1911.
Surname Count in Connacht in 1901: 2,220
Surname Ranking in Connacht in 1901: 28th
Surname Count in Leinster in 1901: 3,970
Surname Ranking in Leinster in 1901: 28th
Surname Count in Munster in 1901: 611
Surname Ranking in Munster in 1901: 295th
Surname Count in Ulster in 1901: 6,883
Surname Ranking in Ulster in 1901: 17th
Religion
Religion statistics for Clarke in 1901 - Catholic: 63%, Anglican: 18%, Presbyterian: 15%, Methodist: 2%, Other: 1%
Religion statistics for Clarke in 1911 - Catholic: 62%, Anglican: 19%, Presbyterian: 15%, Methodist: 2%, None / Not Given: 1%, Other: 1%
Most Common Male Forenames associtated with Clarke
The numbers in brackets represent the number of people with this forename in 1901. Note that not everyone specified their gender in the census.
- John (914)
- James (690)
- Patrick (578)
- Thomas (495)
- William (392)
- Michael (327)
- Robert (192)
- Joseph (184)
- Peter (154)
- Edward (112)
- George (111)
- Samuel (101)
- Francis (83)
- Andrew (76)
- Bernard (69)
- David (68)
- Philip (68)
- Richard (68)
- Charles (64)
- Hugh (63)
- Henry (55)
- Owen (55)
- Alexander (49)
- Martin (49)
- Daniel (48)
- Christopher (43)
- Matthew (39)
- Mathew (38)
- Pat (36)
- Laurence (32)
- Luke (27)
- Anthony (22)
- William J (20)
- William John (19)
- Arthur (18)
- Patt (17)
- Micheal (16)
- Stephen (15)
- Terence (15)
- Alfred (12)
- Christy (11)
- Denis (11)
- Frederick (11)
- Robert J (11)
- Walter (11)
- Adam (10)
- Eugene (10)
- John J (10)
- John Joseph (10)
- Michl (10)
Most Common Female Forenames associtated with Clarke
The numbers in brackets represent the number of people with this forename in 1901. Note that not everyone specified their gender in the census.
- Mary (962)
- Bridget (467)
- Margaret (330)
- Catherine (252)
- Annie (246)
- Ellen (229)
- Anne (227)
- Jane (210)
- Sarah (207)
- Elizabeth (195)
- Maggie (194)
- Kate (162)
- Lizzie (140)
- Rose (130)
- Eliza (110)
- Mary Anne (89)
- Agnes (82)
- Maria (73)
- Julia (70)
- Alice (67)
- Mary Jane (64)
- Martha (63)
- Margret (61)
- Susan (53)
- Mary A (51)
- Isabella (50)
- Katie (50)
- Mary Ann (44)
- Teresa (29)
- Kathleen (27)
- Matilda (26)
- Ann (25)
- Sarah Jane (25)
- Hannah (24)
- Rebecca (24)
- Rachel (23)
- Charlotte (21)
- Anna (20)
- Bessie (19)
- Fanny (19)
- Nellie (19)
- Honor (18)
- Mary Ellen (18)
- Cathrine (17)
- Minnie (17)
- Christina (16)
- Delia (16)
- Edith (16)
- Mary J (16)
- May (16)
Surnames with a Similar Spelling to that of Clarke
The numbers in brackets represent the number of people with the given surname in 1901. If the surname is followed by a zero then it only occured in the 1911 census.
Common Surnames in Areas where Clarke is also Frequent
Comment / Enquiries
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