100 Irish Surnames

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[@patriciasmith7074]

I was born a Walsh and they came from County Cork. My dad got some letters from his mother telling about coming. The man with the Walsh last name married an English girl named Parkins. He was a Catholic and she was a Protestant and their families were adamant that they couldn’t get married so they immigrated to America and married who they loved. That is where , I get my stubborn streak!

[@dennisbarrett6148]

Damn it! Now I'll be singing this all day. I can't get ot out of my head!

[@yossarian6799]

My given name, Donovan, is Irish and my mother's maiden name, Dwyer, is Irish. The rest of me is English (Mears, Tew, Waterhouse, Yeigh), Welsh (Merrill, Maddox, Dewey, Boyd) and German (Lansing).

[@teresamacdonald2123]

Im in NZ but my gt granny was from Cork and her surname was Hourigan. My other gt granny was from County Clare and her surname was Houlihan. Are they common Irish names?

[@elihyland4781]

this is really great

[@RonnieDickerson-xv6hq]

Got Irish in my blood! My mother last name is Collins! She got a temper from hell!

[@garycunningham9216]

Liked this.

[@anthonywhelan5419]

I was born in Ireland but my family emigrsted Eire for Australia. Bendigo, central Victoria, was a very Irish Catholic town. The Catholic Church actually owns the CBC. Most of those names you sang was like a roll call of my Marist Brothers College, with a couple of Dutch, Portuguese , Spanish and Italian names thrown in.

[@claremckim8591]

Dillon

[@michaeldillon3113]

A Dillon here 👍

[@claremckim8591]

Only traditions from the Dillon Irish side . "TU RA LU RA LU LUA ! " IRISH LULLABY! MUST HAVE BEEN FROM MY IRISH PATERNAL GRANDMOTHER! My father sang it to me as a baby. & I passed it on to my Babies! Her maiden name was Birdella Leah Dillon!

[@michaeldillon3113]

@@claremckim8591 Interesting - thanks .

[@patriciafiore4188]

My grandmother’s name was Catherine Foley and she was from County Sligo. When I went to Ireland I was able to get a copy of her baptismal certificate. The Priest said that the English gave her family that name but her real last name was McSherry. Someone I worked with said McSherry might be a French name …. Son of Sherry. I wish I knew more …..

[@captainteeling7002]

The name foley is indeed connected to McSharry, so the surname McSharry in the old Irish form means, son of the foal, so some McSharry families anglicised the surname to Foley, the authoritative researcher Mclysaght ,is the best source, he has a book of Irish Surnames.

[@patriciafiore4188]

Thank you so very much! Don’t know anything about my German/Italian side of my family. So I’m grateful for this information!!!

[@captainteeling7002]

@patriciafiore4188 My paternal great-grandmother was McSharry and some of the Anglo Irish refered to them as Foleys, as they ( Anglos) didn't like the Gaelic Surnames

[@patriciafiore4188]

@@captainteeling7002 Perhaps it’s like the Jews in America who changed their names to avoid persecution. Perhaps my relatives did the same thing since they were under British rule. My grandmother had a British passport when she came to America in the early 1900’s.

[@captainteeling7002]

@@patriciafiore4188 reasons why the passport is, because Ireland was under British rule until 1922

[@danblair1591]

Also O’Hare.

[@yajsivad5682]

Brennan

[@sandraoleary9371]

Coggins

[@johnharp7596]

What about Harp!

[@Toirdealbhach-na-dTreabha]

Curley

[@user-nu6gl8io8f]

O Brien & Mc Caffery family is mine

[@emojiking8580]

Im Murphy !!!

[@miao4885]

People who's name wasn't there 😢😂
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[@danblair1591]

Some of names are Scotch Irish surnames. Walsh means Welshman. McGowan is the Scottish for Smith it also can be Irish/Scorch Irish. Son names are Scorch Irish or Scottish surnames. Some Mc/Mac names are Scotch-Irish like McDonald McFarlane, McIntosh MacIntyre(Carpenter) MacIntosh(Chief) McGowan(Smith) and McInester/MacInester(Fisher). Where Sweeney, O’Tool, O’Rotke, O’Brian, O’Neal, O’Donnell, O’Connell, O’Conner, O’Diamond, O’Sullivan, O’Mordha/O’Moore, O’Coleman, O’Noonan, O’Sherran, O’Sheenan, O’Milligan, O’Morgan, O’Hughes, Higgins, O’Daily, McSwwwney McCartney, McCarthy, McAuley/MacAulry, McCalester(could be more Ulster Scot like McDavid McLaughon Maguire McCloud McJames McArthur McGee McCain McBean/McBain McKinnley meaning warrior and McJames Burns Brown Morris Johnson Alison Anderson and Williamson McRae Stephenson Davidson/Sawson/Davison/Davis, Peterson Wilson Wilkins Blair Witherspoon Ivanson McGregor Danielson Mifhaelson Nifholaon Nielsen Jefferson Henderson and Yhompaon/Sampson/Simpson/Epsom or Upson . Jones Evans Matthewa Thomas Jenkins Hughes and Davies and Walsh from Welsh), O’Murphy, O’Kennedy(TirzGerald ForzWilloam and FirsPatrick are Norman surnames), O’Leary, O’Riordan, O’Liam/McLiam as Liam is the Irish versus or William, O’Shawn Shawn is John, O’Harris(but Harria could also be English or Scottish), O’Gobban(Smith), O’Connelley, O’Btien(not Fallon as Gallon is Scorch Irish), O’Shameas as Shameas means James or Jacob, O’Dawhi as Daw/Dawhi is David, O’Donnail Dhonnail being equiated as Daniel, O’Machew as Maghew is Matthew, O’Padsr as Pader is Peter, O’Coholan, O’Shannan, Powers from Norman, O’Fowler, O’Collin/O’Coholan(not Farrell), O’Riely, Galligher meaning foreigner, O’Coleman, and O’Leary.

[@user-bv3yb5hd2t]

Scannell

[@DJ-cb2yv]

Pierce is it Irish ?

[@johnscanlan9335]

As a surname it's usually spelled PEARCE in Ireland.

[@user-kb4od4fg5s]

Weres Timlin?

[@mspenningtons]

I'm afraid plenty had to be left out of the final 100. Supposedly these are/were the most popular surnames. Who knows for sure!

[@993Redveg]

Gibson?

[@N3vusq]

Any comers?

[@caroleperry1138]

Cooney

[@danblair1591]

Mc/Mac, Son, and Smith are not Irish surnames these are Ulster Scots surnames and Welsh surnames. Walsh literally means Welshman making it also not an Irish surname.

[@captainteeling7002]

Incorrect, Mac,Mc, and O are all Irish

[@columbannon9134]

​@@captainteeling7002 also Ní

[@captainteeling7002]

@@columbannon9134 Tà an gceart agat

[@thurmanmerman2720]

Good grief! First Mc/Mac are Irish patronymics that later spread to Scotland along with Gaelic culture. They have nothing to do with Ulster Scots. Smith, or often Smyth, is an anglization of the Irish name Mac Gabhann, literally the son of the smith. Walsh is an anglization of the Irish name Breathnach and does not mean Welshman. It means Briton, or Brytonic speaker. Curb your ignorance!

[@joemuldoon2440]

Not for much longer

[@claremckim8591]

Dillon