Gordon

Gordon households in mid-nineteenth century Ireland

Householders by county in
Griffith's Griffith's Valuation is a mid-nineteenth century property survey showing who lived where in Ireland between 1847 and 1864. More info.
(1847-64), as on the map

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Antrim:	123	Armagh:	70	Belfast city:	73	Cavan:	11
Clare:	5	Cork:	1	Cork city:	2	Derry:	33
Donegal:	22	Down:	191	Dublin:	4	Dublin city:	11
Fermanagh:	41	Galway:	28	Kerry:	1	Kildare:	11
Kilkenny:	4	Laois:	4	Leitrim:	26	Longford:	3
Mayo:	29	Meath:	4	Monaghan:	25	Offaly:	4
Roscommon:	23	Sligo:	32	Tipperary:	4	Tyrone:	43
Waterford:	4	Westmeath:	8	Wexford:	19	Wicklow:	3

Surname Dictionary

de Gordún	Gordon: an-líonmhar: oirthear Uladh ach go h-áirithe. Dream mór Albanach a tháinig go Cúige Uladh sa 17 céad. Tugadh an sloinne ar Mag Muirneacháin i Maigh Eo.
Gordon	Very numerous: all provinces, mainly E Ulster. Ir. de Górdún. This well-known Scottish name first appeared in 12 cent on the Border as "de Gordun". They came to Ireland in the plantation of the 17 cent. The name is an anglicisation of Mag Mhuirneacháin & Mórbhoirneach in Connacht, which may account for its presence there. SGG.
Mag Mhuirneacháin	Gordon: líonmhar: Connachta-Tír Chonaill. "Mag Guarnacháin" i gcaint na ndaoine i Maigh Eo. Féach Mórbhóirneach, leis. Ní léir cén bhaint atá acu lena chéile.

Maps

The surname

Family histories: 3

Gordon
Kilgarriff, Fairymount (Tibohine), Co. Roscommon

Parishes where Gordon and a second surname are found together

Variants in Griffith's
& total households

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Gordan: 50
Gorden: 4
Gordon: 862

Non-Griffith's Variants

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