Irland Surname

627,290th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 488 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Irland Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Irland Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4071:890,56267,298
Uruguay231:149,20713,102
England171:3,277,533109,658
Liberia91:489,83723,279
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Ireland71:672,70615,999
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England591:413,14224,536
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1971:254,91721,039

Irland (400) may also be a first name.

Irland Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Irland Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Irland (Russian: Ирланд) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Irland click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Irland? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 627,290th most frequently used family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 14,933,496 people. The surname Irland occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Irland are found; 84 percent are found in North America and 84 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 431,593rd most frequently occurring given name worldwide, borne by 400 people.

This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 407 people, or 1 in 890,562. In The United States it is most frequent in: New York, where 16 percent reside, Michigan, where 14 percent reside and Texas, where 10 percent reside. Beside The United States it is found in 16 countries. It is also common in Uruguay, where 5 percent reside and England, where 3 percent reside.

Irland Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Irland has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Irland surname rose 207 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 71 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Irland Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Irland are 24.53% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.3% being registered with the political party.

Irland earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.01% more than the national average, earning $46,606 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ierland9261/
Hirland9251/
Girland9215/
Eirland9212/
Airland925/
Iorland921/
Irrland920/
Irlan91291/
Gairland864/
Irelland862/
Hairland861/
Hierland861/
Heirland860/
Erland831,077/
Urland83359/
Iorlan83117/
Girlan8364/
Ierlan8332/
Hirlan8332/
Irllan834/
Irlond834/
Oirlan831/
Yrland831/
Irlamd830/
Gerland772,041/
Herland771,276/
Eerland77437/
Earland77421/
Iorlian77293/
Girlean77283/
Erlands7790/
Irliane7781/
Irlante7780/
Hürland7760/
Hyrland7719/
Airlang7713/
Ierlant778/
Erlandz778/
Hirlian777/
Iorlyan777/
Urlandå777/
Airlend777/
Erlandh776/
Girlian775/
Härland775/
Hurland774/
Uhrland774/
Yorland773/
Urlandt773/
Ehrland773/
Airelan772/
Irellan771/
Irlanne771/
Airlane771/
Ajrland771/
Urlyand771/
Iorlain771/
Ayrland771/
Iorlaan771/
Yrlands771/
Airlean770/
Erlan73837/
Irlam73780/
Irlán732/
Irlon732/
Herlands71118/
Uhrlandt7154/
Heerland7141/
Jitrlang7136/
Earlandt7112/
Irlanova717/
Gerlyand715/
Hjørland715/
Erlandts714/
Hearland712/
Huerland712/
Heirlamn711/
Iorliaan711/
Iorrlian711/
Jeerland711/
Jirillan711/
Gerrland711/
Iorliann711/
Hirllyan711/
Herlan673,093/
Erlian67225/
Gerlan67191/
Irhlam67139/
Erlang67111/
Irlyanova6780/
Geerlandt6769/
Hirlam6759/
Erlain6741/
Erlant6725/
Erlend6715/
Erlane6711/
Erlean676/
Erlyan676/
Irloin673/
Isrlam671/
Irlong671/
Earlan671/
Etrilland671/
Erlaan671/
Yorlan671/
Irliam671/
Yrlann671/
Girlon670/
Girllanth670/
Hirlon670/

Irland Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Irland in the Russian language
Ирландirland-

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Irland Reference & Research

Ireland FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Ireland FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Irland
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