<< I would like to compare some given names from other counties and see if the pattern continues. >> I hope one of those given names isnt Mary! I read somewhere that in 1850's era Ireland, that 29% of the females were named Mary! In my O'Connor family the given names John, James, Hugh, ... Mary, Catherine, and Johanna are repeated every generation. mary :) O'Connor, Martin, FitzGerald, Moriarty West Dingle Co Kerry Heffron, Murphy Hollymount, So Co Mayo Ireland > Brattleboro,VT > Hartford,CT