placenames1901 census
No verified place match is available for this year. This does not indicate a population of zero.
Racavan
Racavan is a townland in Antrim. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.
Recorded locationRacavan54.87476° N · 6.12030° 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
- Racavan · English · main form
Geographic information
- Place type
- Townland
- County
- Antrim
- Barony
- Antrim Lower
- Civil parish
- Racavan
- Coordinates
- 54.87476, -6.12030
- Mapped area
- 5.51 km²
- Logainm ID
- 61419 ↗
People & family history
Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.
1911 census
189People recorded
38Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- McCurdy 33
- Bonnar 17
- Graham 14
- McCosh 10
- Hunter 8
1926 census
This year is outside the available dataset’s coverage. This does not indicate a population of zero.
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Racavan. 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.