Greene 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 Greene in Ireland in the mid-1800s as
listed in the Griffith Valuation of Ireland. The
color of a county indicates the how many
Greenes were listed as residing there in the
mid-1800s. Bright green indicates the counties
that had the largest number of Greenes. Lighter
shades of green indicate counties containing fewer
Greenes, while dark gray and light gray indicate
counties with even fewer Greenes. Counties that
contained less than 25 Greenes are not colored -
so the map only shows where 90% of the Greenes
were living.
According to the
historical account
some of the Greenes in Ireland are of English
extraction - while others, primarily in the west,
are of Irish origin. The map shows large
concentrations of Greenes in the Counties of
Galway, Clare, and Tipperary in agreement with the historical account.
However there is less agreement with the
historical account for the distribution in the
east. The account names Counties Armagh, Derry,
and Louth as the main areas for Greenes. The map
indicates the Counties of Down and Antrim as the main center for Greenes in the East.
There were 1600 people listed in the Valuation
with the surname of Greene.
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