Census Surname Maps for the Parkinson 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 563 with the surname Parkinson in Ireland in 1901 and 623 in 1911.
This ranks the surname 963rd in 1901 and 933rd in 1911.
Surname Count in Connacht in 1901: 7
Surname Ranking in Connacht in 1901: 622nd
Surname Count in Leinster in 1901: 182
Surname Ranking in Leinster in 1901: 594th
Surname Count in Munster in 1901: 64
Surname Ranking in Munster in 1901: 660th
Surname Count in Ulster in 1901: 310
Surname Ranking in Ulster in 1901: 645th
Religion
Religion statistics for Parkinson in 1901 - Anglican: 47%, Catholic: 32%, Presbyterian: 13%, Methodist: 3%, Plymouth Brethren: 2%, Other: 2%
Religion statistics for Parkinson in 1911 - Anglican: 43%, Catholic: 36%, Presbyterian: 11%, Methodist: 3%, Plymouth Brethren: 2%, None / Not Given: 2%, Other: 3%
Most Common Male Forenames associtated with Parkinson
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 (35)
- James (30)
- William (24)
- Edward (13)
- Robert (13)
- Thomas (13)
- Samuel (11)
- Joseph (10)
- Patrick (7)
- David (5)
- Francis (5)
- Henry (5)
- Arthur (4)
- Michael (4)
- Richard (3)
- Alfred (2)
- Charles (2)
- Christopher (2)
- George (2)
- Herbert (2)
- Hugh (2)
- Percival (2)
- Solomon (2)
- Walter (2)
- Willie (2)
- Wm David (2)
- Wm John (2)
- A (1)
- Alexander (1)
- Arnold (1)
- Batholomew (1)
- C James (1)
- Carleton (1)
- Edmund R (1)
- Edward J C (1)
- Edward John (1)
- Ernest (1)
- Finley (1)
- Francis J (1)
- Francis John (1)
- Francis William (1)
- Fred (1)
- Frederick Robt (1)
- Garret (1)
- Gerge (1)
- Harper (1)
- Henery (1)
- Henry C (1)
- Henry Hill (1)
- Herbet (1)
Most Common Female Forenames associtated with Parkinson
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 (34)
- Annie (20)
- Margaret (12)
- Bridget (10)
- Jane (10)
- Sarah (9)
- Elizabeth (8)
- Martha (8)
- Catherine (7)
- Ellen (7)
- Anne (6)
- Mary Anne (6)
- Isabella (5)
- Lizzie (5)
- Agnes (4)
- Alice (4)
- Florence (4)
- Maggie (4)
- Mary Jane (4)
- Amelia (3)
- Eleanor (3)
- Frances (3)
- Kate (3)
- Matilda (3)
- Minnie (3)
- Norah (3)
- Susan (3)
- Anna (2)
- Charlotte (2)
- Dora (2)
- Edith Miram (2)
- Ellen Jane (2)
- Ethel (2)
- Grace (2)
- Kathleen (2)
- Margret (2)
- Mary Ann (2)
- Mary M (2)
- Sara Elizabeth (2)
- Susanna (2)
- A Jane (1)
- Adelade (1)
- Agatha (1)
- Aggie (1)
- Agness (1)
- Alfred M (1)
- Ann (1)
- Anna Mary (1)
- Anne Jane (1)
- Annie Mary (1)
Surnames with a Similar Spelling to that of Parkinson
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 Parkinson is also Frequent
Comment / Enquiries
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