How popular is the name Dempsey in Ireland?

My Gandfather and his father before him had the name a second name so....

How popular is the name Dempsey in Ireland?
the only dempsey i know is ian dempsey a morning radio show host over here. It is pretty popular alright but not here in the north west...try dublin or southern ireland
Reply:There's a Dempsey plays rugby for Ireland.
Reply:I've found a site that tells how many Dempseys were in Ireland in the mid 1800's (but not currently).





Maybe they were your ancestors :)





Just type Dempsey into the box and hit enter.
Reply:Dempsey is very popular. We love it.








Girvan Dempsey plays rugby for Ireland.
Reply:I'm from Wexford, and it's pretty common around there.
Reply:I have a teacher called Claire Dempsey, there's a radio host called Ian Dempsey but other than that it's not popular in MY area, that's not to say it's not popular elsewhere.
Reply:Its average
Reply:Ian Dempsey the radio show host is the only time I've heard or seen the name.
Reply:My neighbours surname is depmsey very common in the west of ireland and especially in the east galway area.


My neighbours family have lived there for over 100 years.


Google Jack dempsey, a great irish american boxer,


dempsey is as irish as bacon and cabbage