placenames1901 census
No verified place match is available for this year. This does not indicate a population of zero.
Alt Upper
An tAllt Uachtarach
Alt Upper is a townland in Donegal. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.
Recorded locationAlt Upper54.75768° N · 7.59729° 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
- An tAllt Uachtarach · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Alt Upper · English · main form
Geographic information
- Place type
- Townland
- County
- Donegal
- Barony
- Raphoe South
- Civil parish
- Urney
- Within
- Urney West
- Coordinates
- 54.75768, -7.59729
- Mapped area
- 2.5 km²
- Logainm ID
- 16583 ↗
People & family history
Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.
1911 census
115People recorded
26Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Gilchrist 12
- Roulston 11
- Rush 11
- Hempill 7
- McHugh 7
1926 census
115People recorded
26Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Rush 11
- Roulston 9
- Campbell 8
- McMullan 8
- Gilchrist 7
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Alt Upper. 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 2024-11-06. How this page was prepared.