placenames1901 census
184People recorded
34Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- McCloskey 40
- O'Kane 18
- McReynolds 15
- Hegarty 13
- OKane 11
Ovil
Ovil is a townland in Derry. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.
Recorded locationOvil54.92452° N · 7.00418° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗
The name
A reliable full-name meaning has not been established here. The recorded Irish and English forms are given without an unsupported translation.
Recorded forms
- Ovil · English · main form
Geographic information
People & family history
Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.
1911 census
142People recorded
32Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- OKane 22
- McCloskey 19
- McReynolds 12
- Hampson 8
- McLoskey 7
1926 census
This year is outside the available dataset’s coverage. This does not indicate a population of zero.
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Ovil. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Boundary geometry retains its source attribution and licence in the downloadable geographic record. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2019-06-27. How this page was prepared.