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Number	Surname	Est. Total Population (1,000s)
100	Dwyer	8.1
99	Buckley	8.2
98	Rourke	8.3
97	Moloney	8.3
96	McDermott	8.4
95	McDonald	8.5
94	McNamara	8.6
93	Magee	8.6
92	Keeffe	8.6
91	Hogan	8.6
90	Scott	8.7
89	Bell	8.8
88	McKenna	9
87	Maher	9
86	King	9
85	Keane	9
84	Cullen	9
83	Higgins	9.1
82	Graham	9.1
81	Reid	9.2
80	Lyons	9.4
79	Whelan	9.5
78	Ward	9.5
77	Sheehan	9.6
76	Kenny	9.6
75	Griffin	9.6
74	Cunningham	9.6
73	Robinson	9.7
72	Kane	9.7
71	Barry	9.7
70	Mullan	9.8
69	Flanagan	9.8
68	Burns	9.8
67	Donovan	9.9
66	Regan	10.5
65	Donnelly	10.7
64	McMahon	10.7
63	McDonnell	11
62	Leary	11
61	Fitzpatrick	11.2
60	Foley	11.2
59	Casey	11.3
58	Stewart	11.4
57	Brady	11.6
56	Moran	11.8
55	McGrath	11.9
54	Power	12.1
53	Kavanagh	12.2
52	Hayes	12.3
51	Sweeney	12.5
50	White	13
49	Shea	13
48	Healy	13
47	Boyle	13
46	Mahony	13.5
45	Duffy	13.6
44	O'Donnell	13.9
43	Callaghan	14
42	Thompson	14.2
41	Flynn	14.3
40	Nolan	14.3
39	Maguire	14.4
38	Martin	14.6
37	Brown	14.6
36	Fitzgerald	14.7
35	Farrell	14.7
34	Hughes	14.9
33	Johnston	15.2
32	Clarke	15.4
31	Campbell	15.6
30	Collins	15.7
29	Burke	15.9
28	Brennan	16
27	Dunne	16.3
26	Wilson	16.3
25	Connell	16.6
24	Daly	17
23	Connolly	17
22	Carroll	17.4
21	McLaughlin	17.5
20	Moore	17.7
19	Quinn	18.2
18	Murray	19.6
17	Lynch	19.8
16	Kennedy	19.9
15	Doherty	20.8
14	Gallagher	21.8
13	McCarthy	22.3
12	Doyle	23
11	Reilly	29
10	O'Neill	29.1
9	Connor	31.2
8	Ryan	32
7	Byrne	33.3
6	O'Brien	33.4
5	Smith	33.7
4	Walsh	41.7
3	Sullivan	43.6
2	Kelly	55.9
1	Murphy	62.6
100 records

List of the most common surnames in Ireland based on analysis of births registered in Ireland during 1890. Data is based on the "Special Report on Surnames in Ireland" by Sir Robert E. Matheson - published 1909.