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The 10 most popular Irish last names

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ANTOINETTE KELLY,

IrishCentral.com, Staff Writer

Published Sunday, September 12, 2010, 7:29 AM

Updated Sunday, September 12, 2010, 7:29 AM

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Dublinjas | Sep 12, 2010, 06:23 PM EDT

It is my observation that the most unpopular name in Ireland is Cowen

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teddybear | Sep 12, 2010, 06:14 PM EDT

My Grandmother was an O'Malley,, no mention of them I guess we are related to Grace.

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Aloygirl | Sep 12, 2010, 06:04 PM EDT

My maiden name was Clark & we have a coat of arms...but we are definitely not in the top 10. Does anyone know if Briggs is Irish?

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beachline | Sep 12, 2010, 05:51 PM EDT

I am glad to see people catching up on the ommissions in this story.

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manhattan | Sep 12, 2010, 04:00 PM EDT

My great grandmother in Longford was a Whitney. Sounds English to me. Anyone out there know where the name came from?

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JerryLynch | Sep 12, 2010, 03:48 PM EDT

What happened to "Lynch?!"

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pegmckpt | Sep 12, 2010, 03:47 PM EDT

When reearching Irish surnames, are you including the North, from where a few folks emmigrated about 100 years ago? are there more Mc/ Mac surnames from the North?

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peterson | Sep 12, 2010, 03:29 PM EDT

How about Cleburne, Cashman and Boland ??

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deecallahan | Sep 12, 2010, 03:13 PM EDT

disappointed

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WoundedKnee | Sep 12, 2010, 02:55 PM EDT

How about Patel? Yarzcynski? Chung? mBongo? These are the names that are fast becoming the most common in Ireland.

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snuffey | Sep 12, 2010, 02:53 PM EDT

Where are the McLaughlin's

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RosemaryKelly | Sep 12, 2010, 02:49 PM EDT

I always knew Kelly was a very common name in Ireland - this is why I have such a hard time looking up my roots - too many Kellys!!!!

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Paradigm | Sep 12, 2010, 01:34 PM EDT

I'm sure Maginnis - the old Celtic version from Co Down, as distinct from McGuinness, the Anglo-Irish version should be there or thereabouts!

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cormack | Sep 12, 2010, 01:05 PM EDT

i thought the most popular or common name in cork mitchels town is McCarthy

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Dominick | Sep 12, 2010, 11:24 AM EDT

enjoyed reading abt the popular names, however, where are the Daly's and where are the Fagan's?.....really love the irish viewpoints and catching up with the current events over in Ireland...

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