What’s in an Irish Surname? - Connollys and Others a Century Ago

Cormac Ó Gráda

No 201605, Working Papers from School of Economics, University College Dublin

Abstract: The digitization of the 1901 and 1911 censuses of Ireland has prompted renewed interest in them as sources for economic and social history. This paper highlights what they tell us about the regional spread of Irish surnames, and what those surnames reveal about Irish cultural history.

Keywords: Ireland; Culture; Surnames (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: N (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 29 pages
Date: 2016-06
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