Irish surnames
One page for each name below. Each holds the Irish form the name came from and what that form means, the counties where it was thickest on the ground in Ireland a century and a half ago, and photographs I have made in those counties.
A county here is where the name was common, not a claim about any one family. Names moved around inside Ireland as much as they left it.
Every name, A to Z
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The names, county by county
The same names again, under the counties where they were found. A name found in several counties appears under each of them.
Co. Antrim
Adams, Alexander, Allen, Anderson, Armstrong, Arnold, Austin, Bailey, Baker, Barnes, Beck, Bell, Bennett, Berry, Black, Bowman, Bradley, Brady, Brown, Burton, Campbell, Clarke, Collins, Cooper, Craig, Curry, Davis, Dawson, Dixon, Duncan, Dunn, Edwards, Ferguson, Fisher, Fleming, Fletcher, Gardner, Garrett, Gibson, Gilbert, Gill, Gordon, Graham, Grant, Gray, Green, Greene, Hale, Hall, Hamilton, Harper, Hart, Harvey, Hawkins, Hayes, Henry, Higgins, Hill, Holmes, Hughes, Ingram, Jackson, Johnson, Johnston, Jordan, King, Lee, Lewis, Little, Logan, Mann, Marshall, Martin, Matthews, Maxwell, McCarthy, McDonald, McGee, McKinney, McLaughlin, Miller, Mills, Montgomery, Moore, Morgan, Morrison, Murray, Myers, Palmer, Parker, Patterson, Paul, Payne, Pearson, Porter, Price, Quinn, Ramsey, Reid, Reynolds, Rice, Richardson, Robinson, Rose, Saunders, Scott, Shaw, Simpson, Smith, Stevenson, Stewart, Taylor, Thomas, Thompson, Turner, Walker, Wallace, Watson, White, Williams, Willis, Wilson, Woods, Wright
Co. Armagh
Allen, Bell, Bennett, Black, Campbell, Cole, Cross, Goodman, Graham, Hall, Hughes, Jackson, Johnston, Lawson, McGee, Morgan, Patterson, Porter, Reid, Rice, Robinson, Stevenson, Thompson, Watson, Wilson, Woods, Wright
Co. Cork
Barrett, Bennett, Bowen, Bradley, Brooks, Burke, Coleman, Collins, Cross, Dennis, Doyle, Dunn, Fitzgerald, Fleming, Ford, Hale, Harrington, Hart, Hawkins, Hayes, Higgins, Holland, Howard, Howell, Jackson, Johnson, Kelly, Lane, Leonard, Lewis, Long, Lyons, Manning, McCarthy, Moore, Moss, Murphy, Murray, Newman, Oconnor, Owens, Parker, Rose, Ryan, Spencer, Sutton, Turner, Wallace, Walsh, Warren, White, Williams, Woods, Young
Co. Donegal
Bradley, Campbell, Cannon, Carr, Gallagher, Grant, Hammond, Harvey, Long, McGee, McLaughlin, Stewart, Ward
Co. Down
Alexander, Anderson, Bailey, Beck, Bell, Bennett, Black, Bowman, Brown, Campbell, Cole, Dixon, Dunn, Ferguson, Garrett, Gibson, Gordon, Graham, Gray, Hamilton, Harvey, Hill, Johnston, Lawson, Marshall, Martin, Matthews, Maxwell, McGee, Montgomery, Morgan, Morrison, Murray, Patterson, Perry, Porter, Reid, Robinson, Rose, Scott, Shaw, Stevenson, Stewart, Taylor, Thompson, Walker, Wallace, Watson, Willis, Wilson, Woods, Wright, Young
Co. Dublin
Allen, Anderson, Arnold, Austin, Bailey, Baker, Barrett, Barton, Bell, Bennett, Bishop, Bradley, Brady, Brown, Burke, Burton, Butler, Carr, Clarke, Cole, Coleman, Collins, Cooper, Cox, Cross, Curtis, Daniel, Davis, Dennis, Dixon, Douglas, Doyle, Dunn, Edwards, Fitzgerald, Fleming, Fletcher, Ford, Gallagher, Garrett, George, Gilbert, Gill, Goodwin, Gordon, Graham, Gray, Green, Greene, Hall, Hardy, Hart, Harvey, Hayes, Higgins, Hill, Holland, Holmes, Hopkins, Howard, Hughes, Hunt, Jackson, Johnson, Johnston, Jordan, Kelly, King, Lambert, Lawrence, Lawson, Lee, Leonard, Lewis, Little, Long, Lowe, Lyons, Malone, Manning, Marshall, Martin, Mason, Matthews, Maxwell, McCarthy, McDonald, Miller, Moore, Moran, Morgan, Morris, Morrison, Murphy, Murray, Newman, Obrien, Oconnor, Owens, Payne, Pearson, Perry, Price, Quinn, Reid, Reynolds, Rice, Richardson, Robinson, Ryan, Saunders, Scott, Shaw, Smith, Spencer, Stanley, Sutton, Taylor, Thompson, Thornton, Turner, Wade, Walker, Wallace, Walsh, Ward, Warren, White, Williams, Wilson, Woods, Wright, Young
Co. Galway
Barrett, Carr, Collins, Douglas, Fleming, Ford, George, Gill, Green, Greene, Hawkins, Hayes, Higgins, Holland, Jordan, Kelly, King, Lee, Lyons, Moran, Murray, Obrien, Oconnor, Quinn, Ryan, Thornton, Wallace, Walsh, Ward
Co. Kerry
Barrett, Collins, Douglas, Doyle, Fitzgerald, Harrington, Long, Lyons, McCarthy, Moran, Oconnor, Rodgers, Rogers, Smith, Warren
Co. Limerick
Barrett, Collins, Fitzgerald, Franklin, Hayes, Howard, King, Lane, Lee, Long, Lyons, McCarthy, Oconnor, Ryan, Wallace, Williams
Co. Londonderry
Adams, Anderson, Bradley, Brown, Campbell, Cole, Craig, Dunn, Ferguson, Fleming, Gallagher, Gray, Hamilton, Johnston, Love, Marshall, Miller, Moore, Patterson, Paul, Porter, Rose, Scott, Stewart, Taylor, Thompson, Wallace
Co. Mayo
Berry, Burke, Cannon, Clarke, Dixon, Fleming, Ford, Gallagher, George, Gill, Harrington, Higgins, Hopkins, Hughes, Hunt, Jackson, Jordan, Kelly, King, Lyons, Moran, Morris, Murray, Stephens, Thornton, Walsh
Co. Queens
Co. Tipperary
Bailey, Burke, Butler, Daniel, Dunn, Franklin, Green, Greene, Hayes, Lawrence, Lewis, Peters, Ryan
Co. Tyrone
Armstrong, Bell, Black, Bradley, Campbell, Craig, Duncan, Dunn, Gallagher, Gill, Graham, Hamilton, Hardy, Henry, Hughes, Lucas, McGee, McKinney, Moore, Morris, Moss, Murphy, Patterson, Quinn, Reid, Robinson, Stewart, Wilson, Woods, Young