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The top 100 Irish last names explained - find out more about your Irish clan

Find out more about your Irish roots and where your family name hails from

BRYAN FITZGERALD,

IrishCentral Staff Writer

Published Friday, August 3, 2012, 4:50 AM

Updated Friday, August 3, 2012, 4:50 AM

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plynchhayes | Aug 08, 2012, 11:32 AM EDT

I agree with many of the previous comments. I'm amazed that Lynch doesn't appear in this list - one of the twelve tribes, after all!

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briandelaney | Aug 07, 2012, 11:09 AM EDT

So, where was this cut-and-paste from? It's a long time since there was a county called "Leix".

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Curitiba | Aug 05, 2012, 04:38 PM EDT

Seanmor: I have met a lot of (indigenous) Irish people with English or Scottish surnames, especially from Ulster. Can anyone else enlighten me as to why?

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JimmieM | Aug 05, 2012, 12:28 PM EDT

There's got to be a Meehan around somewhere....where else did we come from?

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Curitiba | Aug 05, 2012, 12:02 PM EDT

I can't see Curitiba in there! I'm shocked, IC, leaving out such a prominent and important Irish name!

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bob mcbride | Aug 04, 2012, 01:18 PM EDT

Power????? Maybe there is more zalinskichuk's now than power??

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bob mcbride | Aug 04, 2012, 01:13 PM EDT

What about the Mcbrides? Is this the bankers dillusion to get us thinking about what happened in 1735 while their stealing hand over fist today. Please advise on where the o'neils,o'shaughnessy's and ni'houlihan's and Mcbrides are.

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1661996usmc | Aug 04, 2012, 12:07 PM EDT

Where's O'Doherty???

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Frosty38 | Aug 04, 2012, 10:03 AM EDT

Mine surnames are not here at all Bradley-McLaughlin-Carland

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Seanmor | Aug 03, 2012, 11:50 AM EDT

I'm puzzled as to why the surname Graham is not included in the above list, since that name ranks in the top ten most numerous surnames in Ireland. Since most of the Irish Gramhams live north of the artificial Border, does Irish Voice Central consider these Grahams to be British residents?

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