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Family Names of Creggan Parish

1828

The following table shows the incidence, and areas of highest concentration, of the most frequent family names (from a total of 379 unique surnames; and 1876 individual householders) listed in the 1828 Tithe Applotment Books for Creggan Parish. The 31 family names (8.2% of the total names) account for 784 (41.8%) of the total families.

The figures, while indicative, are not accurate for several reasons.

  • The Books do not identify separately those who lived in the townland, and those who rented land there while living elsewhere. Therefore there is some double counting as individuals may be named in two or more townlands.
  • The Books do not group land plots to a common rental. Therefore similar names in a single townland may indicate separate individuals, or the same one with more than one non-contiguous plot.

The table has been extracted from the detailed lists in the Townland pages.
 
  No. of families No of townlands Townlands with highest
Family Name in Parish with this family number of families
Murphy 73 16 Tullydonnell O'Callaghan (14), Tullydonnell Gage (13)
McShane 66 22 Sheetrim (12)
Mackin 46 11 Tullynavall (18)
Hughes 44 15 Cullyhanna Big (12)
Kelly 44 19 Dorsey (6)
Hearty 34 9 Cregganbane (12)
Duffy 28 11 Teer (14)
Loy 27 9 Ummericam Ball (7)
Quin 26 3 Cullyhanna Big (18)
Callaghan 23 11 Lurgancullenboy (5), Lisamry (5)
McCave 23 4 Mobane (18)
McMahon 22 8 Clonalig (6), Drumlougher (6)
McArdle 21 12 Crossmaglen (7)
McCabe 21 11 Tullyard (7)
McKeone 21 10 Lisamry (4)
Morris 21 7 Creevekeeran (12)
Lamb 20 5 Mounthill (8), Drumbally (7)
Burns 19 8 Annaghgad (8)
Woods 18 8 Tullyard (5)
McCreesh 18 6 Drumlogher (8)
Woods 18 8 Tullyard (5)
Conlon 17 9 Annaghmare (5)
McAnulty 17 9 Drumlogher (5), Creevekeeran (4)
Lannen 16 6 Rathkeelan (5)
Caragher 15 8 Cullyhanna Big (6)
Hale 15 4 Sheiland (6)
McConville 15 6 Teer (6)
Donaldson 14 5 Cloghoge (9)
Harvesy 14 4 Clonalig (8)
Johnston 14 7 Tullydonnell Gage (5)
McDonnell 14 9 Mounthill (3)

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Last Updated on 11 October 2004
© Patrick Devlin 2004
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