Townland

Ballyknock

Ballyknock is a townland in Derry. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationBallyknock54.86550° N · 6.72890° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ie

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

  • Ballyknock · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Derry
Civil parish
Killelagh
Coordinates
54.86550, -6.72890
Mapped area
3.94 km²
Logainm ID
58264 ↗

People & family history

Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.

1901 census

No verified place match is available for this year. This does not indicate a population of zero.

1911 census

127People recorded
31Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • McKay 22
  • Diamond 13
  • Doherty 13
  • Convery 12
  • McFall 11
Explore the 1911 records ↗

1926 census

This year is outside the available dataset’s coverage. This does not indicate a population of zero.

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Ballyknock. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  2. 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.