Census Surname Maps for the Finn Surname
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Religion Maps
Language Maps
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 3,948 with the surname Finn in Ireland in 1901 and 3,915 in 1911.This ranks the surname 199th in 1901 and 203rd in 1911.
Surname Count in Connacht in 1901: 1,247
Surname Ranking in Connacht in 1901: 93rd
Surname Count in Leinster in 1901: 1,161
Surname Ranking in Leinster in 1901: 168th
Surname Count in Munster in 1901: 1,255
Surname Ranking in Munster in 1901: 162nd
Surname Count in Ulster in 1901: 285
Surname Ranking in Ulster in 1901: 668th
Religion
Religion statistics for Finn in 1901 - Catholic: 97%, Anglican: 2%Religion statistics for Finn in 1911 - Catholic: 97%, Anglican: 2%, None / Not Given: 1%
Most Common Male Forenames associtated with Finn
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 (271)
- Patrick (230)
- James (200)
- Thomas (195)
- Michael (189)
- William (105)
- Martin (46)
- Edward (42)
- Daniel (39)
- Peter (35)
- Pat (32)
- Denis (26)
- Joseph (25)
- Richard (24)
- Edmond (19)
- David (16)
- Andrew (15)
- Jeremiah (15)
- Luke (15)
- Maurice (15)
- Austin (13)
- Timothy (13)
- Bernard (12)
- Mathew (11)
- Owen (11)
- Patt (11)
- Matthew (10)
- Micheal (10)
- Robert (10)
- Nicholas (9)
- Henry (8)
- Anthony (7)
- Cornelius (7)
- Laurence (7)
- Eugene (6)
- George (6)
- Hugh (6)
- John Joseph (6)
- Dennis (5)
- Francis (5)
- Terence (5)
- Willie (5)
- Bartholomew (4)
- Charles (4)
- Dan (4)
- Michl (4)
- Patk (4)
- Philip (4)
- Aiden (3)
- Christopher (3)
Most Common Female Forenames associtated with Finn
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 (387)
- Bridget (205)
- Margaret (113)
- Ellen (100)
- Kate (99)
- Catherine (98)
- Anne (70)
- Annie (57)
- Julia (38)
- Eliza (37)
- Maggie (37)
- Elizabeth (35)
- Hannah (32)
- Sarah (29)
- Katie (27)
- Johanna (25)
- Lizzie (25)
- Margret (25)
- Mary Anne (20)
- Jane (16)
- Delia (15)
- Norah (15)
- Nora (13)
- Alice (12)
- Ann (12)
- Maria (12)
- Winifred (12)
- Ellie (11)
- Mary A (10)
- Mary Kate (10)
- Agnes (7)
- Honoria (7)
- Kathleen (7)
- Mary Ann (7)
- Mary Ellen (7)
- Hanna (6)
- Minnie (6)
- Johannah (5)
- Rosanna (5)
- Susan (5)
- Cathrine (4)
- Christina (4)
- Esther (4)
- Frances (4)
- Hanorah (4)
- Hanoria (4)
- Margt (4)
- Martha (4)
- Mary Jane (4)
- Mary K (4)
Surnames with a Similar Spelling to that of Finn
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 Finn is also Frequent
- Murphy
- Kelly
- Walsh
- Ryan
- Byrne
- Doyle
- Sullivan
- Burke
- Hunt
- Fitzgerald
- Duffy
- Murray
- Lyons
- Flynn
- OBrien
- Connor
- Casey
- Kenny
- Kennedy
- Brennan
- Carroll
- Lynch
- Keane
- Donovan
- Nolan
- Regan
- Farrell
- Moran
- Power
- Higgins
- Egan
- Daly
- Quinn
- Collins
- Hayes
- Gallagher
- McCarthy
- Griffin
- Waldron
- Barry
- Brien
- Callaghan
- Foley
- Healy
- Phillips
- Connolly
- Dunne
- Mc Carthy
- Mahony
- ODonnell
- Carney
- Conway
- Roche
- Boyle
- Morley
- Towey
- Moore
- Whelan
- Kavanagh
- Doherty
- Grady
- Flanagan
- Reilly
- OConnor
- Connell
- Cullen
- Fitzpatrick
- Coleman
- Martin
- Maher
- Sheehan
- Crowley
- White
- Ward
- Forde
- Cleary
- C
- Smyth
- Sweeney
- McDonagh
- O'Brien
- Clarke
- Condon
- Hughes
- Shea
- Hogan
- Dowd
- Costello
- Dwyer
- Hennessy
- Cawley
- Kearney
- Smith
- Keenan
- Mahon
- Connors
- Jordan
- Dillon
- Cunningham
- Caulfield
Comment / Enquiries
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