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With St. Patrick's Day coming right up, I couldn't have guessed what the most common Irish name is. Turns out it's Murphy, according to the 1890 Matheson report.
Kelly is No. 2, O'Sullivan is third, O'Reilly is 11th, Kennedy is 16th, Murray is 18th, McLoughlin is 21st, Sweeney is 51st, Flanagan is 69th, Higgins is 83rd and Hogan is 91st.See the full content of this document
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Site Lists Most Common Irish Names
I linked to this site by visiting The Irish Ancestral Research Association at www.tiare.ie. Then I clicked on Family and Clan Associations and found the 100 Most Common Irish Names.
The list includes each name's Gae...See the full content of this document
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