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Irish Surnames: Meaning, Origin & Coat of Arms (page 3 of 3)

416 common Irish family names. Open a name to read its last name meaning, its surname origin and the heraldry associated with it.

  • McCarthy
    Ireland

    Son of Cárthach, "loving"

  • McCauley
    Ireland

    Son of Amhalghadh or Olaf

  • McClendon
    Ireland

    Mac Glendon / MacClinton

  • McCloskey
    Ireland

    The son of Bloscadh

  • McCluskey
    Ireland

    The son of Bloscadh

  • McClusky
    Ireland

    The son of Bloscadh

  • McCormack
    Ireland

    Son of Cormac

  • McCoy
    Ireland

    Son of Aodh ("fire")

  • McDermott
    Ireland

    Son of Diarmaid

  • McDonagh
    Ireland

    Son of Donnchadh ("brown warrior")

  • McDonnell
    Ireland

    Son of Domhnall ("world-mighty")

  • McElligott
    Ireland

    The son of little Ulick

  • McElroy
    Ireland

    Son of the red-haired lad

  • McEvoy
    Ireland

    Son of Fíodhbhuidhe ("woodsman")

  • McFadden
    Northern Ireland

    Son of little Patrick

  • McFarland
    Northern Ireland

    Son of Parlan (Bartholomew)

  • McGee
    Ireland

    Son of Aodh ("fire")

  • McGovern
    Ireland

    Son of Samhradhán ("summer")

  • McGowan
    Ireland

    Son of the smith

  • McGrath
    Ireland

    Son of Craith

  • McGuinness
    Ireland

    Son of Aonghus

  • McHugh
    Ireland

    Son of Aodh ("fire")

  • McKenna
    Ireland

    Son of Cionaodh (Kenneth)

  • McKeown
    Ireland

    Son of Eoghan

  • McKinney
    Northern Ireland & Scotland

    Son of Cionaodh (Kenneth)

  • McLaughlin
    Ireland

    Son of Lochlann (Scandinavian)

  • McMahon
    Ireland

    Son of Mathúin ("bear")

  • McManus
    Ireland

    Son of Mánus (Magnus)

  • McMullen
    Ireland

    Son of the tonsured one

  • McMurray
    Ireland

    The son of Muireadhach

  • McNally
    Ireland

    Son of the poor man

  • McNamara
    Ireland

    Son of Cú Mara ("hound of the sea")

  • McNeely
    Ireland

    Son of the poet

  • McNulty
    Ireland

    Son of the Ulsterman

  • McNutt
    Ireland

    The son of Nuadha

  • McShane
    Ireland

    The son of Eoin

  • McSweeney
    Ireland

    The son of Suibhne (good going)

  • McSweeny
    Ireland

    The son of Suibhne (good going)

  • McSwiney
    Ireland

    The son of Suibhne (good going)

  • McVey
    Ireland

    From Mac an Bheatha, son of life

  • Meagher
    Ireland

    Descendant of Meachar (hospitable)

  • Meehan
    Ireland

    Little honoured one

  • Molloy
    Ireland

    Descendant of the noble leader

  • Moloney
    Ireland

    Descendant of the devotee of the Church

  • Monahan
    Ireland

    Monk

  • Mooney
    Ireland

    Descendant of the wealthy one

  • Moran
    Ireland

    Descendant of Mórán ("great")

  • Moriarty
    Ireland

    Sea navigator

  • Morrissey
    Ireland

    Descendant of Muirgheas ("sea choice")

  • Mulcahy
    Ireland

    Descendant of the devotee of Cathach

  • Mulligan
    Ireland

    Descendant of Maolagán

  • Mullins
    Ireland

    Miller, or descendant of Maolán

  • Mulvey
    Ireland

    Descendant of Maolmiadhach (honourable)

  • Murphy
    Ireland

    Descendant of Murchadh, "sea warrior"

  • Murray
    Ireland

    Descendant of Muireadhach, "sea-lord"

  • Murtagh
    Ireland

    Descendant of the navigator

  • Naughton
    Ireland

    Descendant of Neachtan (bright, pure)

  • Neely
    Ireland

    Son of the poet

  • Nevin
    Ireland

    Son of Cnáimhín ("little bone")

  • Nolan
    Ireland

    Descendant of Nuallán, "famous"

  • Noonan
    Ireland

    Little loved one

  • Nugent
    Ireland

    Norman, from Nogent in France

  • O'Brien
    Ireland

    Descendant of Brian Boru

  • O'Callaghan
    Ireland

    A grandson of little Ceallach (war or strife)

  • O'Callahan
    Ireland

    A grandson of little Ceallach (war or strife)

  • O'Connor
    Ireland

    Descendant of Conchobhar

  • O'Donnell
    Ireland

    Descendant of Domhnall ("world mighty")

  • O'Donoghue
    Ireland

    Descendant of Donnchadh ("brown warrior")

  • O'Driscoll
    Ireland

    Descendant of Eidirsceól ("interpreter")

  • O'Dwyer
    Ireland

    A descendant of Duibhidhir (black Odhar)

  • O'Flaherty
    Ireland

    Descendant of Flaithbheartach ("bright ruler")

  • O'Grady
    Ireland

    Descendant of Grádaigh ("noble, illustrious")

  • O'Halloran
    Ireland

    A grandson of Allmhuran (stranger from beyond the sea)

  • O'Hara
    Ireland

    Descendant of Eaghra

  • O'Hare
    Ireland

    A grandson of Ir (origin obscure)

  • O'Keefe
    Ireland

    Descendant of Caomh

  • O'Keeffe
    Ireland

    Descendant of Caomh ("gentle")

  • O'Leary
    Ireland

    Descendant of Laoghaire ("calf herder")

  • O'Malley
    Ireland

    Descendant of Máille

  • O'Neal
    Ireland

    Descendant of Niall

  • O'Neill
    Ireland

    Descendant of Niall

  • O'Riordan
    Ireland

    Descendant of the royal poet

  • O'Rourke
    Ireland

    Descendant of Ruarc

  • O'Ryan
    Ireland

    A descendant of the servant of the queen

  • O'Shea
    Ireland

    A grandson of Seaghdha (majestic or learned)

  • O'Toole
    Ireland

    Descendant of Tuathal ("ruler of the people")

  • Phelan
    Ireland

    Wolf

  • Plunkett
    Ireland

    Anglo-Norman family

  • Power
    Ireland

    Poor (nickname); Anglo-Norman family

  • Purcell
    Ireland

    Piglet, swineherd

  • Quigley
    Ireland

    Descendant of Coigleach ("untidy")

  • Quinlan
    Ireland

    Descendant of Caoindealbhán (graceful)

  • Quinn
    Ireland

    Descendant of Conn, "chief"

  • Quirk
    Ireland

    A descendant of Corc, heart

  • Rafferty
    Ireland

    Descendant of Rabhartach ("flood tide")

  • Reagan
    Ireland

    Descendant of Riagán

  • Reardon
    Ireland

    Royal poet

  • Redmond
    Ireland

    From the Norman personal name Raymond

  • Regan
    Ireland

    Descendant of Riagán

  • Reilly
    Ireland

    Descendant of Raghallach

  • Rooney
    Ireland

    Descendant of Ruanadh ("champion")

  • Rowan
    Ireland

    Red-haired (Irish), or from Roland (Scots)

  • Ryan
    Ireland

    Descendant of a follower of Rian

  • Savage
    Ireland

    Wild, of the woods

  • Scanlon
    Ireland

    Descendant of Scannlán

  • Scully
    Ireland

    A descendant of a scholar or student

  • Sexton
    Ireland

    Sacristan, or descendant of Seasnán

  • Shanahan
    Ireland

    Descendant of Seanchán (old, wise)

  • Shane
    Ireland

    The son of Eoin or Seon (gracious gift of Jehovah)

  • Shannon
    Ireland

    Descendant of Seanachán (old, wise)

  • Sharkey
    Ireland

    A descendant of Searcach, loving

  • Shea
    Ireland

    Descendant of Séaghdha ("hawk-like")

  • Sheehan
    Ireland

    Descendant of Síodhachán ("peaceful")

  • Sheehy
    Ireland

    Son of Sítheach ("peaceful")

  • Sheridan
    Ireland

    Descendant of Sirideán ("seeker")

  • Sisk
    Ireland

    An Irish name of uncertain derivation

  • Slattery
    Ireland

    A descendant of Slatra, strong or bold

  • Sloan
    Northern Ireland

    Descendant of Sluaghán (army)

  • Spillane
    Ireland

    Descendant of Spealán (little scythe)

  • Sullivan
    Ireland

    Descendant of Súileabhán (from súil, "eye")

  • Sweeney
    Ireland

    Son of Suibhne, "pleasant"

  • Sweeny
    Ireland

    The son of the peaceful or quiet one

  • Sweney
    Ireland

    The son of the peaceful or quiet one

  • Taggart
    Ireland

    Son of the priest

  • Teague
    Ireland

    Descendant of Tadhg (poet)

  • Tierney
    Ireland

    Descendant of Tighearnach ("lordly")

  • Tige
    Ireland

    A grandson of Tadhg (poet)

  • Tighe
    Ireland

    A grandson of Tadhg (poet)

  • Tigue
    Ireland

    A grandson of Tadhg (poet)

  • Tobin
    Ireland

    Norman, from St Aubyn

  • Tully
    Ireland

    Son of the flood

  • Turley
    Ireland

    Son of Turlough

  • Turney
    Ireland

    A grandson of Torna (a lord)

  • Twomey
    Ireland

    Descendant of Tuaim

  • Vance
    Northern Ireland

    Of the valleys

  • Wall
    Ireland

    Dweller by a wall, or 'of the valley'

  • Walsh
    Ireland

    The Welshman

  • Whelan
    Ireland

    Descendant of Faolán ("little wolf")

Every surname can be researched, even if it isn't listed here.

Researched by Herald Lab Research Studio, since 1993. Coats of arms were granted to individuals, not to everyone with a surname.