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The name McAndrew has its
origin both in Scotland and in Ireland although Ireland
seems to be the more prominent
The Griffith Valuation of Ireland (a survey done in the
years from 1848-1864) recorded everyone who owned and/or
rented land in Ireland. Since no census records of
Ireland exist for this time period, the Griffith
Valuation is of great value in Irish genealogy in that
it is the only way of learning who lived where in
Ireland at that time.
There were 232 people listed in the Valuation with the
surname of McAndrew - and 186 of these were in County
Mayo. The homeland of the McAndrew name can be
pinpointed as being in the northwest corner of
County
Mayo in the civil parish of Kilcommon in what was known
as the Barony of Erris. The
historical account describes
the original McAndrew homeland as being on the eastern
side of Lough Conn.
The only other county that had a sizable population of
the name McAndrew was
County Sligo.
The McAndrew coat of arms and tartan are shown at the
top right of this page.
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