Census Surname Maps for the Parker 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 1,962 with the surname Parker in Ireland in 1901 and 1,928 in 1911.
This ranks the surname 407th in 1901 and 417th in 1911.
Surname Count in Connacht in 1901: 129
Surname Ranking in Connacht in 1901: 500th
Surname Count in Leinster in 1901: 510
Surname Ranking in Leinster in 1901: 361st
Surname Count in Munster in 1901: 378
Surname Ranking in Munster in 1901: 397th
Surname Count in Ulster in 1901: 945
Surname Ranking in Ulster in 1901: 291st
Religion
Religion statistics for Parker in 1901 - Catholic: 36%, Anglican: 33%, Presbyterian: 23%, Methodist: 5%, Other: 1%
Religion statistics for Parker in 1911 - Anglican: 35%, Catholic: 34%, Presbyterian: 22%, Methodist: 4%, None / Not Given: 2%, Salvation Army: 1%, Other: 2%
Most Common Male Forenames associtated with Parker
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 (129)
- William (96)
- James (81)
- Thomas (77)
- Robert (45)
- George (31)
- Joseph (26)
- Michael (25)
- Samuel (23)
- Patrick (22)
- Edward (16)
- Alexander (15)
- David (13)
- Charles (12)
- Richard (10)
- Henry (9)
- Hugh (9)
- Francis (7)
- Frank (6)
- Anthony (5)
- Matthew (5)
- Alfred (4)
- Andrew (4)
- Daniel (4)
- Isaac (4)
- John J (4)
- Mathew (4)
- Peter (4)
- Walter (4)
- William J (4)
- Arthur (3)
- Edmond (3)
- Edwin (3)
- Frederick (3)
- George H (3)
- James A (3)
- W (3)
- Willie (3)
- A (2)
- Albert (2)
- Alfred H (2)
- David James (2)
- Denis (2)
- Eugene (2)
- Farmer (2)
- Francis Wm (2)
- Fredrick (2)
- George William (2)
- Herbert (2)
- James Henry (2)
Most Common Female Forenames associtated with Parker
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 (83)
- Margaret (50)
- Jane (45)
- Elizabeth (40)
- Annie (38)
- Ellen (34)
- Bridget (28)
- Catherine (27)
- Lizzie (27)
- Sarah (27)
- Maggie (23)
- Agnes (21)
- Kate (19)
- Anne (16)
- Eliza (16)
- Martha (14)
- Mary Jane (14)
- Susan (13)
- Isabella (12)
- Alice (9)
- Emily (9)
- Julia (9)
- Hannah (8)
- Katie (8)
- Christina (7)
- Frances (7)
- Margret (7)
- Maria (7)
- Mary Anne (7)
- Norah (7)
- Florence (6)
- Fanny (5)
- Louisa (5)
- Mary Ann (5)
- Minnie (5)
- Rachel (5)
- Agness (4)
- Anna (4)
- Caroline (4)
- Edith (4)
- Jessie (4)
- Kathleen (4)
- Mary A (4)
- Maud (4)
- Rebecca (4)
- Susanna (4)
- Eleanor (3)
- Elizabeth Jane (3)
- Ester (3)
- Eva (3)
Surnames with a Similar Spelling to that of Parker
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 Parker is also Frequent
Comment / Enquiries
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