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Irish Surname Index. Surname. Surnames in Irish : If the surname contains an initial mutation, do not remove it: Páidín and Pháidín are not identical. This is a collection of surnames that developed from the work of the Irish Folklore Commission. More information.
Mac Amhlaoibh and Mac Amhalghaidh (Irish septs) Mac an Bhaird. Mac an Fhailghigh. Mac an Iomaire. Mac Brádaigh. Mac Cearbhaill. Mac Coitir. Mac Con Iomaire. Mac Con Midhe.
- Murphy
- Kelly
- Sullivan
- Butler
- Kennedy
- Ryan
- O’Brien
- Walsh
- O’Connor
At the end of the 19th century, Murphywas the most prevalent surname in Ireland and was particularly associated with Counties Cork and Wexford. So it’s not surprising that it’s now the most common Irish surname in the United States. It derives from “murchadha,” meaning “sea-warrior,” a personal name once popular in Tyrone, Northern Ireland.
Kelly is the English version of the Gaelic Ó Ceallaigh, or “descendant of Ceallach,” an ancient personal name meaning “bright-headed” or “warlike.” It has origins in several different parts of the country, which accounts for its popularity today. A prominent branch descends from a chief of Ui Maine, a kingdom in western Ireland, who was the first r...
Sullivans have been around since before the Anglo-Norman invasions, which forced them west from Tipperary to Munster. The name is an Anglicized version of Súileabháin, a personal name that likely meant “dark eye” in Gaelic.
Rooted in a Norman word meaning “wine steward,” Butler came to denote the top servant of a household. The name arrived in Ireland in the 12th century, when Theobald Fitzwalter was appointed Chief Butler of Ireland under Henry II. His son took the name le Botiler and his children went by Butler, building strongholds in Tipperary and Kilkenny. Other ...
Though associated in the United States with a handsome president, Kennedyactually derives from a Gaelic name, Ceannéidigh, meaning “ugly head.” It’s both a Scottish and Irish name, but most Kennedys who came to America were from Ireland. The medieval O’Kennedys had a barony in Upper Ormond, Tipperary, where the name is still prevalent. JFK’s family...
Ryan is a translation of the Gaelic Riagháin, Riain, or a shortened version of Maoilriain. These names are so ancient their exact meanings are unclear, but they were possibly tied to water or kinship. Ryan can also stem from Ruaidhín, meaning “little red one.” O’Riains were chiefs in Counties Carlow and Wexford, while O’Maoilriains had pastures in ...
Brian Boruwas the high king of Ireland from 1002 to 1014. He unified Munster and wrestled control over the southern half of the island, gaining enormous fame. His descendants, the O’Briens, became one of the country’s chief dynasties. The Gaelic name Briain was likely related to “hill” at first, then came to denote an eminent person and also surviv...
Though it’s one of the most common surnames in Ireland,Walsh was originally a name for outsiders. It’s a loose English translation of the Gaelic word “Breathnach,” meaning “Briton” or “Welshman” — a foreigner. It was particularly used to describe those who came over with Strongbow’s Anglo-Norman invasion in 1170. The vast majority of Walshes on imm...
The name O’Connor, originally O’Conchobhar, goes back to Conchobhar, a 10th-century ruler of Connaught, a kingdom in the west of Ireland. The personal name meant something along the lines of “hound of desire” in Gaelic. Unusually for Irish names, the “O” prefix has held strong, with more O’Connors than Connors in both Ireland and America. *Original...
Afro-Asiatic (or Afroasiatic; also known as “Hamito-Semitic”) is an entity of genetically related languages which is often labeled a macro-family or language phylum due to the number and typological diversity of its member languages and the chronological depth of this entity.
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The Irish participated in all phases of Texas' war of independence against Mexico. Among those who died defending the Alamo in March 1836 were 12 who were Irish-born, while an additional 14 bore Irish surnames. About 100 Irish-born soldiers participated in the Battle of San Jacinto – about one-seventh of the total force of Texians in that ...
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