Irish Surnames: Meaning, Origin & Coat of Arms (page 1 of 3)

Lord of horses

Descendant of Eachthighearna ("lord of horses")

A grandson of Eachthighearna (horse owner)

Guardian (Æthelweard)

A grandson of Banain (little white one)

Norman, perhaps from Old French barat ("trouble, deceit")

A descendant of Barret (bear, rule)

From Barry (Glamorgan)

Little Baldwin

A descendant of little Baud

A descendant of Bógán, soft or tender

Descendant of Beolán

A dweller at, or near, a stronghold or fortified place

A grandson of Baoigheall (vain pledge)

Descendant of Baoigheall

A grandson of Baoigheall (vain pledge)

A grandson of Baoigheall (vain pledge)

Salmon

Son of Brádach

Descendant of Bran

Descendant of Braon ("sorrow" or "moisture")

Descendant of Braonán

Descendant of Breaslán

Son of Rhydderch

Gaelic family name

Someone who came from Brosna in Kerry

Gaelic family name

A grandson of Bruadar (brother)

Descendant of Buachaill ("herdsman")

From de Burgh, "fortified place"

Descendant of Bran, "raven"

A grandson of little Ceadach (possessing hundreds)

A grandson of Cathal (battle powerful)

Descendant of Cathal ("strong in battle")

Descendant of Ceallachán

A grandson of little Cathal (battle mighty)

A grandson of little Cathal (battle mighty)

Canon (cleric), or descendant of Canannán

A descendant of a satirist or poet

Descendant of Ciardha ("dark")

A descendant of Caireallan

Descendant of Caireallán

A grandson of Cearmaid (black hunting dog)

Descendant of Cearnach

A grandson of Cearbhall (stag)

Descendant of Cearbhall

Descendant of Cathasach ("vigilant")

Descendant of Caiside ("curly-haired")

Son of Flannchadh ("red warrior")

Descendant of the cleric

Descendant of the clerk

A grandson of Cleireach (cleric or clerk)

Son of Caochlaoch

A grandson of Comhghan (twin)

Son of Odo

Descendant of Cobhthach ("victorious")

The son of little Cole

Descendant of Coileán, "young hound"

A grandson of Conan (little hound)

Anglo-Norman family

Descendant of Conallán

Wisdom

Descendant of Conall

Descendant of Conghalach, "valorous"

Anglicized form of several Gaelic names

Anglicized form of several Gaelic names

The son of Cogain (contention or strife)

Son of the devotee of St Mochuille

Gaelic family name

Descendant of Corcrán ("purple" or "ruddy")

Ó Comhraidhe / Kori

Descendant of Corragán ("spear")

A dweller in, or by, a hollow

A dweller in, or by, a hollow

Son of Oisdealb

Son of Oitir (Norse Óttarr)

Descendant of Cochlán ("cloak, hood")

Hooded one

Son of the devotee of Saint Comhghall

Wild goose

Descendant of the swarthy one

Descendant of the hard hero

Descendant of Cuileann ("holly")

A grandson of Cuileann (holly)

Descendant of Coimín ("little crooked one")

Several Irish and English origins

Descendant of Corrán ("spear")

An anglicized form of Mac Cruitín

Valley settlement

Descendant of Dálach, linked to "assembly"

From Arcy

The son of Dubhdarach (black man of the oak)

A grandson of Dubhceann (black head)

A grandson of Deaghadh (good luck)

A grandson of Dubhceann (black head)

A grandson of Dubhceann (black head)

Descendant of the dark challenger

Descendant of Díomasach ("proud")

A descendant of the cormorant or diving sea bird

A descendant of the successful one

Descendant of Daimhín (little stag)

Descendant of Doibhilin

Norman, from Lyons or from Delion

Descendant of Dochartach

Descendant of Dubhshlán

Descendant of Donnchadh

A descendant of the little, brown man

A grandson of little Domhnall (world mighty)

Descendant of Donnghal ("brown valour")

Descendant of Donnchadh

Descendant of Donnabhán

Descendant of the dark warrior

Descendant of the exile

The alien or foreigner

Dark one

Dark

Someone with a swarthy complexion, black

Dark foreigner

Descendant of Dúnlang

Descendant of Dúnadhach

Someone who came from Downie

Descendant of Dubhghall, "dark foreigner"

A grandson of Drean (wren)

A grandson of Drean (wren)

Go-between, messenger

Descendant of Dubhthach, "dark one"

Dark / dusky

Descendant of Dubhagán ("little dark one")

Descendant of Donn, "brown"

Descendant of the dark, sallow one

Son of Aodhagán, little Aodh

A dweller at the island or secluded place

Son of Angus

Gaelic family name

Descendant of Fathach

Descendant of Fathach

Descendant of Fallamhan (ruler)

Anglo-Norman family

A grandson of Fearghal (super valor)