The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1901-08-03

ism and Americanism of recent men,
DRY.
The analysis of the long lists in the
directory shows some curious statistics
rs to individual names. The Smiths
are the champion sacerdotal family.
there being 112 of them in the various
spellings of the name, viz, Smith, Al;
Smyth. 16; Schmid, 6; Schmidt, 20;
Schmit, II; Schmitz. II. Next to them
come S3 Murphys, and third place goes
to 81 Reilly-63 with the o and 10
without it.
Then follow "a Washes, y Kellys,
6s Ryans, G. O'Briens, 81 Sullivans, Sc
O'Connors, As Fitzgeralds, A Quinns.
A O'Neills, AZ Bradys, 80 Lynches, SO
McCarthys. 81 Kennedys and "a
Burkes. This exhausts the very big
families, but, of course, the others de-
serve minor mention. There are, for
instance, 81 kinds of Vans of whom
probably the Jesuit Father Harry Van
Rensselaer,, descendant of the old
PATRONS and beloved Of policemen and
firemen in several cities, is the best
known.
The list is headed by two Aarons-
the Rev. Francis p. of Mexican, Pa,
and the Benedictine Leo of Atchison,
Kan; but there is no Moses appearing
anywhere in it. Taking all the names
that have ten or more representatives,
the following interesting and instruct
i've array of figures is to be found:
Barrett, -; Barry, q; Becker, 10;
Brennan, %; Bradley, 10; Brown, 20;
Burns, IS; Butler, IL; Byrnes, 20. If
the Rev. RONALD Byzewski of Pu-
laski, ILL.,, could be put in as Polish
Byrne it would make an even 80.
/ Then we have II Cahills and IL
Campbells ending with the ex-Jesuit
Provincial Thomas J., who might east.
ly, like the poor Abu Ben Adhem, lead
all the rest; Carey. IA; Carroll, 90
Casey, 16; Cassidy, 10; Clark, 19; Col
Inns, 10; Connell Connolly and Connol
ly, 25; Conway, 10; Corcoran, IL
Coy]e, II; Cronin, 16; Cawley, IA; Cul
len, 10; Cunningham. IL; Curren, Is.
That this section is not entirely Hi
bernian is indicated by the scattering
about of such names as Czubek, Cze
lusniak, Czpananis, Czernecki and Czy
ewslli, not one Of which could be 10
Gated in Leinster, Ulster Munster OF
Connaught.
The DIS begin with 10 Days, and
there follow Doherty, -; Dougherty
ID; Dolan, IA; Donahue (ohue and
ohoe), 20; Donnelly, IA; Donovan, 10
Doyle, 10; Driscoll. -; Duffy, 20; Dunn
and Dunno, 81; Dwyer, IA; Egan, 20
Farrell, 16; Farrelly, IL; Fischer, II
Fitzpatrick, II; Fleming, -; Flood
10; Flynn, 16; Foley, 20; Fox. 10; Gal
lagher, 26; Graham, IL; Griffin, 1S
Hanley, 10; Harrington, II; Hayden
IL; Hayes, IS; Healy, IS; Hennessy
II; Hickey, 26; Higgins, 16; Hoffman
10; Hogan, 10; Hughes, 81; Hurley, 70
Jones, 10: Kane, Keane and Kean, 16
Kenny, II; Klein, IS; Lee, 20; Lennon
10; Leonard, IL; Lyons, IS; McCor
mick, Is; McDermott, 16; Mcdonald
%; Mes overn, 10; McGrath, II; Nc
CURE, 1S; Mcguire, 10; McKenna, 1S
Mclaughlin, 81; Mcmahon, 10; Nc
Namara 1S; Malone, IL; Mayer, 10
Meyer, %; Miller II; Moore, 1S; Mo
ran, 10; Mueller, q; Murray, q; No
Ian, Is.
The clans of the Os start will
O'Callaghan, -; O'Connell, 81; O'Don
; nell, %; O'Farrell, 10; O'Gorman, II
; O'Hara, IL; O'Keeffe, 20; O'Leary, 10
O'Malley, Is; O'Rourke, -; O'Shea, IL
O'Sullivan, %: Phelan, Is; Power, II
Powers, -; Prendergast, II; Shea, II
Sheridan, IL; slattery, IL; Wagner, 10
Ward, 1S; Weber, 1G; White, 16; Wha
len, Whelan, 25.
Among the last is one with the sin
gular given name Isaac. 1t Is wortl
going all the way to Bayonne to hea
him tell how he got it, especially if h,
will add the chapter of his first expert
ence as a curate to old Father Cess
nerr of Elizabeth. x would be an un
known quantity in the clerical list al
well as in algebra were it not for Fa
Their Henry Xavier Of Yonkers, wht
thus has line all to himself. Their,
are SO rs, however, to end the rol
with, such specimens as Ziegelsnaier
Zielenbock, Zielonka, Zmijewski
zwierzschowski, Zwyessig. They
match a few of the Bis at the begin
, ming, such as Bacewski, Banasiewie,
and Bobkiewiez.
While lump. numbers Of family
names are not so numerous amon1
those of evident German, italian ant
Slavonic origin, the great increase o.
the representatives of these races ii
the makeup of the Catholic body /.
everywhere manifest.
Another notable change is the ap
pearance of the monsignori in the vari
GUS. dioceses. Time was in the not yer,
distant past when the presence of tn,
Right Rev. Robert Seton, D. D., in hi.
= ermine cape and purple robes at al
ecclesiastical function was a distinc