Chapman County Codes
Chapman County Codes are standard abbreviations for British and Irish counties widely used in genealogy. Each comprises of three letters and they are listed in alphabetical order of the abbreviation.
A
ABD Aberdeenshire, Scotland AGY Anglesey, Wales ALD Alderney, Channel Islands ANS Angus, Scotland ANT Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland ARL Argyllshire, Scotland ARM Co. Armagh, Northern Ireland AVN Avon, England AYR Ayrshire, Scotland
B
BAN Banffshire, Scotland BDF Bedfordshire, England BEW Berwickshire, Scotland BKM Buckinghamshire, England BOR Borders, Scotland BRE Breconshire, Wales BRK Berkshire, England BUT Bute, Scotland
C
CAE Caernarvonshire, Wales CAI Caithness, Scotland CAM Cambridgeshire, England CAR Co. Carlow, Ireland CAV Co. Cavan, Ireland CEN Central, Scotland CGN Cardiganshire, Wales CHI Channel Islands (Sometimes just "CI" CHS Cheshire, England CLA Co. Clare, Ireland CLK Clackmannanshire, Scotland CLV Cleveland, England CMA Cumbria, England CMN Carmarthenshire, Wales CON Cornwall, England COR Co. Cork, Ireland CUL Cumberland, England CWD Clwyd, Wales
D
DBY Derbyshire, England DEN Denbighshire, Wales DEV Devon, England DFD Dyfed, Wales DFS Dumfries-shire, Scotland DGY Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland DNB Dunbartonshire, Scotland DON Co. Donegal, Ireland DOR Dorset, England DOW Co. Down, Northern Ireland DUB Co. Dublin, Ireland DUR Co. Durham, England
E
ELN East Lothian, Scotland ENG England ERY East Riding of Yorkshire, England ESS Essex, England
F
FER Co. Fermanagh, Northern Ireland FIF Fife, Scotland FLN Flintshire, Wales
G
GAL Co. Galway, Ireland GLA Glamorgan, Wales GLS Gloucestershire, England GMP Grampian, Scotland GNT Gwent, Wales GSY Guernsey, Channel Islands GTM Greater Manchester, England GWN Gwynedd, Wales
H
HAM Hampshire, England HEF Herefordshire, England HLD Highland, Scotland HRT Hertfordshire, England HUM Humberside, England HUN Huntingdonshire, England HWR Hereford and Worcester, England
I
INV Inverness-shire, Scotland IOM Isle of Man IOW Isle of Wight, England IRL Ireland
J
JSY Jersey, Channel Islands
K
KCD Kincardineshire, Scotland KEN Kent, England KER Co. Kerry, Ireland KID Co. Kildare, Ireland KIK Co. Kilkenny, Ireland KKD Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland KRS Kinross-shire, Scotland
L
LAN Lancashire, England LDY Co. Londonderry, Northern Ireland LEI Leicestershire, England LET Co. Leitrim, Ireland LEX Co. Laois, Ireland LIM Co. Limerick, Ireland LIN Lincolnshire, England LKS Lanarkshire, Scotland LND London, England LOG Co. Longford, Ireland LOU Co. Louth, Ireland LTN Lothian, Scotland
M
MAY Co. Mayo, Ireland MDX Middlesex, England MEA Co. Meath, Ireland MER Merionethshire, Wales MGM Mid Glamorgan, Wales MGY Montgomeryshire, Wales MLN Midlothian, Scotland MOG Co. Monaghan, Ireland MON Monmouthshire, Wales MOR Morayshire, Scotland MSY Merseyside, England
N
NAI Nairn, Scotland NBL Northumberland, England NFK Norfolk, England NIR Northern Ireland NRY North Riding of Yorkshire, England NTH Northamptonshire, England NTT Nottinghamshire, England NYK North Yorkshire, England
O
OFF Co. Offaly, Ireland OKI Orkney, Scotland OXF Oxfordshire, England
P
PEE Peebles-shire, Scotland PEM Pembrokeshire, Wales PER Perth, Scotland POW Powys, Wales
R
RAD Radnorshire, Wales RFW Renfrewshire, Scotland ROC Ross and Cromarty, Scotland ROS Co. Roscommon, Ireland ROX Roxburghshire, Scotland RUT Rutland, England
S
SAL Shropshire, England SCT Scotland SEL Selkirkshire, Scotland SFK Suffolk, England SGM South Glamorgan, Wales SHI Shetland, Scotland SLI Co. Sligo, Ireland SOM Somerset, England SRK Sark, Channel Islands SRY Surrey, England SSX Sussex, England STD Strathclyde, Scotland STI Stirlingshire, Scotland STS Staffordshire, England SUT Sutherland, Scotland SXE East Sussex, England SXW West Sussex, England SYK South Yorkshire, England
T
TAY Tayside, Scotland TIP Co. Tipperary, Ireland TWR Tyne and Wear, England TYR Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland
W
WAL Wales WAR Warwickshire, England WAT Co. Waterford, Ireland WEM Co. Westmeath, Ireland WES Westmorland, England WEX Co. Wexford, Ireland WGM West Glamorgan, Wales WIC Co. Wicklow, Ireland WIG Wigtownshire, Scotland WIL Wiltshire, England WIS Western Isles, Scotland WLN West Lothian, Scotland WMD West Midlands, England WOR Worcestershire, England WRY West Riding of Yorkshire, England WYK West Yorkshire, England
Y
YKS Yorkshire, England