What is the most common last name in all of Ireland?

Question

What is the most common last name in all of Ireland?

Answer 1

Depends what region of Ireland you are talking about.

NW- Donnelly, O'Donnell, (O')Doherty, McLaughlin, Bonnar, Cunningham, Mullen

Southwest- Murphy, Barry, Sullivan, Moran, Walsh, Crowley, Leary

Dublin/Wicklow- Smith, Byrne, Farrell, McDonald, Kehoe, Dunne, Carroll

Antrim- Campbell, Johnson, McLean, McAuley, Stewart, Wilson

Galway- Browne, Lynch, Madden, Burke, Lally

Wexford- Kinsella, Lambert, Kearns, Murphy, Barry

Midlands- Fagan, Nugent, (O')Daly, Flanagan, Brennan, Cox, McManus, Fallon, McDermott, Furey, Feeny, Hanly

Answer 2

There are a lot of very common names like Murphy, O'Brien, O'Shea, Dunne, Kelly

Answer 3

Murphy.

Answer 4

Kelly is the most common surname in all ireland