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List based on the numbers of births registered in Ireland during 1890. (Click the number or surname column headers to sort the details)

Number	Surname	Est. Total Population (1,000s)
1	Murphy	62.6
2	Kelly	55.9
3	Sullivan	43.6
4	Walsh	41.7
5	Smith	33.7
6	O'Brien	33.4
7	Byrne	33.3
8	Ryan	32
9	Connor	31.2
10	O'Neill	29.1
11	Reilly	29
12	Doyle	23
13	McCarthy	22.3
14	Gallagher	21.8
15	Doherty	20.8
16	Kennedy	19.9
17	Lynch	19.8
18	Murray	19.6
19	Quinn	18.2
20	Moore	17.7
21	McLaughlin	17.5
22	Carroll	17.4
23	Connolly	17
24	Daly	17
25	Connell	16.6
26	Wilson	16.3
27	Dunne	16.3
28	Brennan	16
29	Burke	15.9
30	Collins	15.7
31	Campbell	15.6
32	Clarke	15.4
33	Johnston	15.2
34	Hughes	14.9
35	Farrell	14.7
36	Fitzgerald	14.7
37	Brown	14.6
38	Martin	14.6
39	Maguire	14.4
40	Nolan	14.3
41	Flynn	14.3
42	Thompson	14.2
43	Callaghan	14
44	O'Donnell	13.9
45	Duffy	13.6
46	Mahony	13.5
47	Boyle	13
48	Healy	13
49	Shea	13
50	White	13
51	Sweeney	12.5
52	Hayes	12.3
53	Kavanagh	12.2
54	Power	12.1
55	McGrath	11.9
56	Moran	11.8
57	Brady	11.6
58	Stewart	11.4
59	Casey	11.3
60	Foley	11.2
61	Fitzpatrick	11.2
62	Leary	11
63	McDonnell	11
64	McMahon	10.7
65	Donnelly	10.7
66	Regan	10.5
67	Donovan	9.9
68	Burns	9.8
69	Flanagan	9.8
70	Mullan	9.8
71	Barry	9.7
72	Kane	9.7
73	Robinson	9.7
74	Cunningham	9.6
75	Griffin	9.6
76	Kenny	9.6
77	Sheehan	9.6
78	Ward	9.5
79	Whelan	9.5
80	Lyons	9.4
81	Reid	9.2
82	Graham	9.1
83	Higgins	9.1
84	Cullen	9
85	Keane	9
86	King	9
87	Maher	9
88	McKenna	9
89	Bell	8.8
90	Scott	8.7
91	Hogan	8.6
92	Keeffe	8.6
93	Magee	8.6
94	McNamara	8.6
95	McDonald	8.5
96	McDermott	8.4
97	Moloney	8.3
98	Rourke	8.3
99	Buckley	8.2
100	Dwyer	8.1
100 records

(Source : 'Special Report on Surnames in Ireland by Sir Robert E. Matheson - 1909)		[search engine 1.00 / data 1.01 / update 25 Nov '10]

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