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The 10 most popular Irish last names

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ANTOINETTE KELLY,

IrishCentral.com Staff Writer

Published Sunday, August 9, 2009, 8:33 AM

Updated Wednesday, July 14, 2010, 4:33 PM

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PatrickLee | Mar 07, 2010, 08:24 PM EST

DOn't forget O'Furniture Patty would approve.

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SirGShaw | Mar 07, 2010, 07:03 PM EST

Me wifes middle name is Creagh, and is Irish forming my alliance with her on her favorite Day March 17. Me things this a curious situation, we me family migrating from Scotland to Canada and later the States.

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noniboni | Mar 07, 2010, 05:48 PM EST

Well, what about Brannan,d.v. O'Brain. Brennen etc. A Good old Irish Name

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ardgehane | Mar 07, 2010, 01:12 PM EST

I'm sure McCarthy was number eleven.

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Malarkey | Mar 07, 2010, 08:55 AM EST

What about Malone, Mahoney, Mahan and all those? Especially Malone!!

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Pat Riley | Mar 05, 2010, 03:41 PM EST

The post by CanadianPat is the biggest laugh I've had all day.

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CanadianPat | Mar 04, 2010, 08:09 AM EST

Must not omit the famest MeeArse's from Ringsend, Patty and his brother Poke!

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Liamkeyes | Feb 24, 2010, 02:38 PM EST

There is at least a half dozen "Madigan Pubs' in Dublin City alone.

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Liamkeyes | Feb 24, 2010, 02:37 PM EST

Durnan, Doran, Durkin, Durkan. You will find most of them in ther West of Ireland, mainly in County Mayo.

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Liamkeyes | Feb 24, 2010, 02:34 PM EST

All I know is that LIAM has had a huge upsurge in recent Years.

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timhrich | Feb 13, 2010, 11:23 PM EST

I would have thought that Mahoney would have been right up there also?

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gingerpele | Feb 13, 2010, 07:53 AM EST

My mother's maiden name was Durnan but I haven't been able to find that name on any listing for Irish names. Does anyone know what county the name came from?

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Nelliegrace | Feb 12, 2010, 02:24 PM EST

I can understand how these 10 names could be the most popular. Just a little disappointed not to see Madigan.

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vapsmith | Dec 20, 2009, 06:39 PM EST

I would like to comment on the posting by Binasdad on November 9, 2009. My husband is a Smith and a Niall descendant (DNA testing). Would like to know about his family if he is interested.

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beachline | Nov 11, 2009, 04:40 PM EST

I see all of the previous comments have been deleted. So I ask you--how did you arrive at this list of "ten most popular names" ??? Did you actually count the number of people with these names, or simply go through a phone book and do an estimate??

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