Ireland Name Meaning: Thought to have derived from the Anglo Saxon word 'Iraland' meaning 'Irish men' and 'land'.
A term which referred to someone from Ireland or someone which Irish ancestry.
Discover how your Ireland ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 70 |
| Buckinghamshire | 27 |
| Berkshire | 43 |
| Cambridgeshire | 10 |
| Channel Islands | 2 |
| Cheshire | 173 |
| Cornwall | 35 |
| Cumberland | 79 |
| Derbyshire | 34 |
| Devon | 288 |
| Dorset | 55 |
| Durham | 149 |
| Essex | 148 |
| Gloucestershire | 392 |
| Hampshire | 185 |
| Herefordshire | 14 |
| Hertfordshire | 26 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 31 |
| Isle of Man | 5 |
| Kent | 107 |
| Lancashire | 1,836 |
| Leicestershire | 133 |
| Lincolnshire | 131 |
| London | 868 |
| Middlesex | 115 |
| Northumberland | 93 |
| Norfolk | 105 |
| Northamptonshire | 104 |
| Nottinghamshire | 53 |
| Oxfordshire | 24 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 31 |
| Shropshire | 16 |
| Suffolk | 9 |
| Somerset | 86 |
| Surrey | 180 |
| Sussex | 173 |
| Staffordshire | 41 |
| Warwickshire | 210 |
| Westmorland | 39 |
| Wiltshire | 71 |
| Worcestershire | 82 |
| Yorkshire | 617 |
| Anglesey | 7 |
| Brecknockshire | 5 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 1 |
| Carmarthenshire | 5 |
| Denbighshire | 4 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 109 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 3 |
| Monmouthshire | 57 |
| Pembrokeshire | 3 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Living On Own Means | 81 |
| General Labourer | 66 |
| Cotton Weaver | 64 |
| Scholar | 62 |
| Dress Maker | 58 |
| Farmer | 56 |
| General Servant Domestic | 52 |
| Domestic Servant | 33 |
| School | 27 |
| Cook Domestic | 20 |
| Gardener Domestic | 20 |
| Dressmaker | 19 |
| Housemaid Domestic | 19 |
| Laundress Wash | 19 |
| Charwoman | 17 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 16 |
| Ordinary Agricultural Labourer | 16 |
| Carpenter | 15 |
| Tailor | 15 |
| Blacksmith | 15 |
| Railway Clerk | 14 |
| Servant Domestic | 14 |
| House Maid Domestic | 13 |
| Cotton Winder | 13 |
| General Domestic | 12 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Ireland | 3,021 |
| Mary Ireland | 2,930 |
| John Ireland | 2,617 |
| Elizabeth Ireland | 1,961 |
| Thomas Ireland | 1,680 |
| George Ireland | 1,371 |
| James Ireland | 1,361 |
| Sarah Ireland | 1,258 |
| Ann Ireland | 1,081 |
| Jane Ireland | 865 |
| Henry Ireland | 829 |
| Charles Ireland | 739 |
| Ellen Ireland | 680 |
| Alice Ireland | 661 |
| Margaret Ireland | 650 |
| Robert Ireland | 649 |
| Joseph Ireland | 638 |
| Eliza Ireland | 577 |
| Richard Ireland | 572 |
| Annie Ireland | 570 |
| Arthur Ireland | 494 |
| Emma Ireland | 474 |
| Hannah Ireland | 406 |
| Edward Ireland | 405 |
| Frederick Ireland | 385 |