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What does your Irish family name mean? Here are top 100 clans!

Published Tuesday, April 27, 2010, 11:53 PM
Updated Wednesday, May 5, 2010, 11:41 PM

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Coats of arms representing Irish clans
Coats of arms representing Irish clans


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74 Cunningham    Scottish name

 

75 Griffin ó Gríofa  Welsh: Gruffudd  

76 Kenny  ó Cionaoith  fire sprung  

77 Sheehan O'Siodhachain  peaceful

 

78 Ward  Mac an Bhaird son of the bard

 

79 Whelan ó Faoláin  wolf

80 Lyons  ó Laighin  grey

81 Reid   red haired ruddy complexion

82 Graham    grey home

83 Higgins ó hUiginn

84 Cullen  ó Cuilinn  holly

85 Keane  Mac Catháin 

86 King  ó Cionga 

87 Maher  Meagher  fine, majestic

88 MacKenna Mac Cionaoith fire-sprung

89 Bell  Mac Giolla Mhaoil 

90 Scott  a Scottish gael

91 Hogan  ó hÓgáin  young

92 O'Keeffe ó Caoimh  gentle

93 Magee  Mag Aoidh  fire

94 MacNamara Mac Conmara  hound of the sea

95 MacDonald Mac Dónaill  world-mighty

96 MacDermott Mac Diarmada free from jealousy

97 Molony ó Maolomhnaigh servant of the Church

98 O'Rourke ó Ruairc 

99 Buckley ó Buachalla  cow herd

100 O'Dwyer ó Dubhuir  black

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RosedeJager | Oct 16, 2011, 05:32 AM EDT
My mother was Mary Grue born in Newry Countydown her father was an Irishman named Cornelius Grue -but sadly i cant find that name, Grue.

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GeorgeDillon | Oct 14, 2011, 10:21 AM EDT
Posted by alab7777 on Mar 17, 2011, "I have Finnegan's in my family tree". Does he know it's missing?

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scampers2000 | Aug 20, 2011, 03:38 PM EDT
How about Corrigan?

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irishwxman | May 18, 2011, 02:50 AM EDT
McLiam....number 26 baby!! woo hoo!!

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babajack | May 16, 2011, 01:38 PM EDT
Where is my Wilmoth

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derlinclair | Mar 27, 2011, 11:29 PM EDT
Sorry,but i don,t see my Surname of Clair.Even though it isn,t a common Irish name like O.Neal or Murphy,they still should have included the family name Clair in this list,for good God,s stake.

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walter3ca | Mar 27, 2011, 02:28 PM EDT
Where is Hallissey?

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mdonovan2 | Mar 18, 2011, 07:35 PM EDT
No Donovan???

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alab7777 | Mar 17, 2011, 03:43 PM EDT
I have Finnegan's in my family tree

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Sparklet | Mar 17, 2011, 03:30 PM EDT
Kiernan.

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maburns | Mar 17, 2011, 02:34 PM EDT
My dad's last name was Burns and his mother's was lacey

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maburns | Mar 17, 2011, 02:31 PM EDT
One family name is Lacey and one is Needham. What do they mean

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gabbyshirley | Mar 17, 2011, 01:48 PM EDT
My family name is Pearce.I need to know if this is irish?My farther was Irish.

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vicmcin | Mar 17, 2011, 01:45 PM EDT
Our name is McCallister, I think English that migrated to IRELAND, seems that happened alot

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vicmcin | Mar 17, 2011, 01:42 PM EDT
love everything Irish

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