Irish Surnames: Meaning, Origin & Coat of Arms (page 2 of 3)

Descendant of Fearghal, "man of valour"

Beech tree

Descendant of Fiannaidhe

Descendant of Fionnagán ("little fair one")

Son of Gerald

Son of the devotee of Saint Patrick

Son of Simon

Bright ruler

Descendant of Flannagán ("red, ruddy")

Ruddy brows

Descendant of Flann, "ruddy"

A descendant of an exiled or outlawed man

Descendant of Foghlaidh ("plunderer")

Several origins, including French faith

A grandson of Fergal or Farrell (super valor)

Calf

Descendant of Gallchobhar ("foreign help")

Descendant of Gealbhán ("bright white")

Fair

The son of Aireachtach (member of a court or assembly)

A grandson of little Garbh (rough)

Descendant of Gairbhith ("rough peace")

Rough

Irish Ó Gáibhín; Scots, from Gawain

An anglicized form of Mag Fhionnbhairr

Keen

The son of little Eochaidh (racing horse)

Son of Oireachtach (assembly member)

The servant or disciple of God

The son of the servant or devotee of St. Paul

A descendant of the little servant or youth

A descendant of a little servant or youth

A descendant of Giollagán, little servant

A descendant of the little servant or youth

Son of the devotee of Mary

Descendant of Glasán ("green, grey")

The son of Lennan

Son of Gormán ("little blue one")

Pleasing quality, or the fat

Descendant of Gráda

Descendant of Grúgán

The son of the servant or devotee of St. Paul

Descendant of Aodhagán

A grandson of Éigceartach, unjust

Descendant of Éanna

Descendant of Áinle

Descendant of Anluan ("great champion")

Descendant of Annadh

Descendant of Annán

A descendant of Ercan, or of a pet form of Harry

A grandson of Athairne (fatherly)

A descendant of Anradhán, a warrior

A grandson of Athairne (fatherly)

Descendant of Aodh, "fire"

Descendant of the claimant; ingenious

A grandson of Eanna, an early Irish saint

A grandson of little Eimhear

Descendant of Éigceartach ("unjust")

Descendant of Aonghus

Descendant of Earán; heron

Descendant of the healer

Descendant of Uigín

Descendant of Ógán ("young")

A descendant of a warlike or dark-grey one

Descendant of Arragán

Descendant of Urthuile

From the Breton personal name Iodoc

Judge

Descendant of Cathán ("battle")

Follower of Caomhán

A descendant of the slender man

Descendant of Cathán ("battle")

Descendant of Catharnach ("warlike")

An Irish name usually explained as a descendant of a dark-haired man

Norman, perhaps "kite"

A grandson of Caomh (beautiful, gentle)

A grandson of Caomh (beautiful, gentle)

Son of Aodhagán (little fire)

A descendant of the slender man

A descendant of the slender man

Descendant of Cianán, 'ancient'

Descendant of Céileachair ("companion dear")

Descendant of Ceallach

Descendant of Cinnéide

A grandson of Ceannfhaoladh (wolf head, or learned man)

Descendant of Cionaodh (Kenneth)

Son of Eochaidh ("horseman")

Son of Tighearnán ("little lord")

A descendant of Cadhla, graceful

The son of the servant of St, Caillin

A grandson of Cillin, a pet form of Ceallach (war)

Little church

The son of the red-haired man

From Cinnsealach, byname of Éanna MacMurrough

Descendant of Ciardubhán ("dark black")

The lefthanded man

The lefthanded man

Descendant of the stone

Descendant of Leathlobhar

A grandson of little Long (long or tall)

Descendant of Lorcán (fierce)

Descendant of a Norseman

Descendant of Leathlobhar

Descendant of Leathlobhar ("half sick")

Descendant of Laochdha ("heroic")

Descendant of Laoghaire

Descendant of Leannán ("lover, sweetheart")

Descendant of Longargán

Champion

Cave

Descendant of a mariner; also Norman de Lench

Descendant of Laighean; from Lyons (Normandy)

The son of the servant

The son of Suibhne (good going)

Descendant of Madudhán ("little dog")

A grandson of little Madadh (dog)

Son of Aodh (fire)

The son of the foreigner

Son of Odhar, "the dun-coloured"

Bear

Descendant of Meachar ("hospitable")

Descendant of Mathghamhain ("bear")

Noble / devotee

Descendant of a devotee of St John

Devotee of the Lord

A grandson of Mainnin or Maincin (little monk)

A grandson of Mainnin or Maincin (little monk)

Son of the master

Son of Adam

The son of Cudabh (black hound)

The son of Andrew (manly)

The son of Andrew (manly)

The son of the yellow-haired Jad

Son of the devotee of Saint Brigid

Son of Cába ("cape, hood")

The son of Godfrey or of Eachmharcach

The son of the horseman or cavalryman

Son of Cana ("wolf cub")

Son of Ciarán