Census Surname Maps for the McDermott 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 3,560 with the surname McDermott in Ireland in 1901 and 4,889 in 1911.
This ranks the surname 224th in 1901 and 138th in 1911.
Surname Count in Connacht in 1901: 1,575
Surname Ranking in Connacht in 1901: 65th
Surname Count in Leinster in 1901: 821
Surname Ranking in Leinster in 1901: 239th
Surname Count in Munster in 1901: 91
Surname Ranking in Munster in 1901: 633rd
Surname Count in Ulster in 1901: 1,073
Surname Ranking in Ulster in 1901: 263rd
Religion
Religion statistics for McDermott in 1901 - Catholic: 95%, Presbyterian: 2%, Anglican: 2%
Religion statistics for McDermott in 1911 - Catholic: 95%, Presbyterian: 2%, Anglican: 2%, None / Not Given: 1%
Most Common Male Forenames associtated with McDermott
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 (281)
- Patrick (209)
- James (162)
- Michael (145)
- Thomas (141)
- William (61)
- Edward (51)
- Peter (44)
- Joseph (37)
- Charles (34)
- Bernard (33)
- Hugh (33)
- Martin (30)
- Owen (29)
- Francis (19)
- Henry (18)
- Pat (17)
- Robert (16)
- George (15)
- Daniel (13)
- Stephen (13)
- Christopher (10)
- Philip (10)
- Andrew (9)
- Patt (9)
- Luke (8)
- Terence (8)
- Bryan (7)
- Denis (7)
- Dan (5)
- Lawrence (5)
- Mathew (5)
- Patk (5)
- Samuel (5)
- Frank (4)
- Matthew (4)
- Micheal (4)
- Michl (4)
- Patrick J (4)
- Richard (4)
- Roger (4)
- Thomas J (4)
- Alexander (3)
- Barney (3)
- Cornelius (3)
- John J (3)
- John Joseph (3)
- Michal (3)
- Anthony (2)
- Bernard J (2)
Most Common Female Forenames associtated with McDermott
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 (299)
- Bridget (176)
- Catherine (89)
- Margaret (87)
- Ellen (72)
- Anne (69)
- Annie (68)
- Kate (66)
- Maggie (47)
- Sarah (43)
- Jane (33)
- Elizabeth (31)
- Rose (29)
- Lizzie (28)
- Mary A (25)
- Mary Anne (25)
- Eliza (22)
- Maria (21)
- Susan (21)
- Alice (15)
- Julia (14)
- Delia (12)
- Margret (12)
- Mary Ellen (11)
- Mary Kate (11)
- Agnes (10)
- Katie (10)
- Teresa (10)
- Cathrine (8)
- Frances (8)
- Hanoria (8)
- Kathleen (8)
- Mary Ann (8)
- Minnie (8)
- Winifred (8)
- Winnie (8)
- Ellie (7)
- Martha (7)
- Ann (6)
- Hannah (6)
- Mary E (5)
- Mary Jane (5)
- Nellie (5)
- Christina (4)
- Eileen (4)
- Grace (4)
- Honoria (4)
- Josephine (4)
- Lucy (4)
- Madge (4)
Surnames with a Similar Spelling to that of McDermott
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 McDermott is also Frequent
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