Farrell Surname in Ireland
The Griffith Valuation was a survey done in the years from
1848-1864 of everyone who owned and/or rented
land in Ireland. Since no census records of
Ireland exist for this time period, the Griffith
Valuation is the only way of learning who lived
where in Ireland at that time.
The map above shows the distribution of the
surname Farrell in Ireland in the mid-1800s as
listed in the Griffith Valuation of Ireland. The
color of a county indicates the how many
Farrells were listed as residing there in the
mid-1800s. Bright green indicates the counties
that had the largest number of Farrells. Lighter
shades of green indicate counties containing fewer
Farrells, while dark gray and light gray indicate
counties with even fewer Farrells. Counties that
contained less than 60 Farrells are not colored -
so the map only shows where 85% of the Farrells
were living.
According to the
historical account
the surname Farrell has its origins in County Longford. While County Longford was the county
that contained the most Farrells, it can be seen that the surname Farrell was scattered
across the whole central portion of Ireland.
There were 3700 people listed in the Valuation
with the surname of Farrell.
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