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YESTERDAY, THE CENTRAL Statistics Office released information on the most popular baby names in the country.
Jack and Emily remained the most popular baby names in the country, although a number of decidedly hipster baby names crept into the top 100. (Fiadh, anyone?)
Interestingly, the Central Statistics Office also released data on the top 10 surnames of babies registered in Ireland last year.
The data shows that there 22,090 unique surnames registered in Ireland last year, while the top 10 surnames accounted for 7.4% of all births.
Here they are in descending order.
1. Murphy
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Number of Murphys born in 2014: 767
2. Kelly
Number of Kellys born in 2014: 633
3. Byrne
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Brian Lawless
Number of Byrnes born in 2014: 552
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4. Ryan
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Number of Ryans born in 2014: 527
5. O’Brien
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Number of O’Briens born in 2014: 489
6. Walsh
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Niall Carson
Number of Walshes born in 2014: 475
7. O’Sullivan
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Number of O’Sullivans born in 2014: 472
8. O’Connor
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Number of O’Connors born in 2014: 441
9. Doyle
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Photocall Ireland
Number of Doyles born in 2014: 323
10. McCarthy
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Thursday 14 November, 2024
Thursday 14 November, 2024
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YESTERDAY, THE CENTRAL Statistics Office released information on the most popular baby names in the country.
Jack and Emily remained the most popular baby names in the country, although a number of decidedly hipster baby names crept into the top 100. (Fiadh, anyone?)
Interestingly, the Central Statistics Office also released data on the top 10 surnames of babies registered in Ireland last year.
The data shows that there 22,090 unique surnames registered in Ireland last year, while the top 10 surnames accounted for 7.4% of all births.
Here they are in descending order.
1. Murphy
Number of Murphys born in 2014: 767
2. Kelly
Number of Kellys born in 2014: 633
3. Byrne
Number of Byrnes born in 2014: 552
4. Ryan
Number of Ryans born in 2014: 527
5. O’Brien
Number of O’Briens born in 2014: 489
6. Walsh
Number of Walshes born in 2014: 475
7. O’Sullivan
Number of O’Sullivans born in 2014: 472
8. O’Connor
Number of O’Connors born in 2014: 441
9. Doyle
Number of Doyles born in 2014: 323
10. McCarthy
Number of McCarthys born in 2014: 321
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