Limerick Family History
Limerick Name Meaning
Irish: presumably a habitational name for someone from the city of
Limerick in Ireland, although habitational surnames are unusual in
Ireland.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Limerick
Name Distribution of Limerick Families
MAP:
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Limerick families
 15 - 28  6 - 14 |
 1 - 5  |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Limerick families
|
9 - 15 4 - 8 |
1 - 3 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Limerick census records
You can see how Limerick families moved over time by selecting different Census years.
Census records can tell you little-known facts about your ancestors such as birthplace, occupation and value of personal estate.
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Limerick Family Origin
Limerick Emigration Information (US)
Click on a circle in the chart to view Limerick emigration records
You can find out when most of the Limerick families immigrated
to the United States.
You can focus your search to emigration records dating from that era.
Emigration records can tell you an ancestor's name, ship name, port of departure,
port of arrival and destination.
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Limerick Family Occupations
from 1881 UK Census Data
Limerick census records
Census records can offer a lot of little known facts about your Limerick ancestors, such as occupation.
Occupation can tell you about your ancestors' social status and economic status.
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Military Service by Limerick
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