Larrissey Surname
Approximately 80 people bear this surname
Larrissey Surname Definition:
Ó Learghusa This sept originated in the barony of Carra, Co. Mayo, but the name has long been mainly found in Co. Kilkenny and adjacent areas. SIF 104
Larrissey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 75 | 1:62,786 | 4,144 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 39 | 1:113,586 | 6,892 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 14 | 1:3,587,049 | 158,810 |
Larrissey Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Ó Learghusa This sept originated in the barony of Carra, Co. Mayo, but the name has long been mainly found in Co. Kilkenny and adjacent areas. SIF 104
The Larrisseys are an exception to the general rule that a name is found to-day mainly in the locality where its sept originated. There is no doubt that the sept of Ó Learghusa belonged to the barony of Carra in Mayo: we have the authority of the Book of Lecan and other genealogical tracts for that and we do find it in Connacht as late as 1591 (as O'Larysa in Fiant No. 5611), yet by 1659 Petty's “census”
lists Larissy as a principal Irish name in the barony of Maryborough, Queen's Co. (Leix); it occurs in the hearth money rolls of North Tipperary about that time and, coming to the last century, Griffith's Valuation reveals that people of the name were then numerous in Co. Kilkenny, with some families also in the adjacent counties of Leix and Waterford. Of these no doubt was James Larrissey, a prominent member of James Freeney's highwaymen about a hundred years earlier. The obvious inference from the facts given above, and from any other reference to the name which I have met, is that there were two distinct septs of Ó Learghusa, one in Connacht and one in south Leinster, rather than the alternative possibility of a migration from Connacht to Leinster; but I have found no evidence of the existence of a Leinster sept of the name in pre-Norman or even in late mediaeval times.
Ó Learghusa This sept originated in the barony of Carra, Co. Mayo, but the name has long been mainly found in Co. Kilkenny and adjacent areas. SIF 104
Larrissey Demographics
Larrissey Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Larrissey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Larrissey Come From? nationality or country of origin
Larrissey is found in Ireland more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of Larrissey click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Larrissey? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,106,139th most frequently used family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 91,094,324 people. The last name Larrissey occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Larrissey reside; 98 percent reside in Northern Europe and 98 percent reside in British Isles.
It is most common in Ireland, where it is held by 75 people, or 1 in 62,786. In Ireland it is most prevalent in: Leinster, where 44 percent live, Munster, where 39 percent live and Connaught, where 17 percent live. Besides Ireland this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 3 percent live and England, where 3 percent live.
Larrissey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Larrissey has changed through the years. In Ireland the number of people bearing the Larrissey last name rose 192 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Larrissey Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
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