placenames1901 census
No verified place match is available for this year. This does not indicate a population of zero.
Carker
An Charcair
Carker is a townland in Kerry. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.
Recorded locationCarker52.15927° N · 9.38766° 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 Charcair · Irish · main form
- Carker · English · main form
Geographic information
- Place type
- Townland
- County
- Kerry
- Barony
- Trughanacmy
- Civil parish
- Ballincuslane
- Coordinates
- 52.15927, -9.38766
- Mapped area
- 3.79 km²
- Logainm ID
- 24445 ↗
People & family history
Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.
1911 census
139People recorded
28Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
Explore the 1911 records ↗1926 census
155People recorded
27Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Horgan 26
- Casey 16
- Clifford 10
- Culloty 10
- Coakley 9
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Carker. 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 2019-06-20. How this page was prepared.