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ArchivesWhat are the most common O', D', St. & de surnames?
Anyone have any ideas?
The ones I seem to hear most often are O'Brien, D'Alessio, St. Claire and deBecker... anyone have any other ideas? Anyone know?
The ones I seem to hear most often are O'Brien, D'Alessio, St. Claire and deBecker... anyone have any other ideas? Anyone know?
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Looking at the list of the 100 most common Irish names and using a completely unscientific estimation of which tend to drop or keep the O':
O'Brien
O'Connor
O'Neill
O'Reilly
O'Connell
O'Donnell
O'Shea
O'Leary
O'Keeffe
O'Rourke
O'Dwyer
For Mc/Mac:
McCarthy
McLoughlin
Maguire
McGrath
McDonnell
MacMahon
MacKenna
Magee
MacNamara
MacDonald
MacDermott
O'Brien
O'Connor
O'Neill
O'Reilly
O'Connell
O'Donnell
O'Shea
O'Leary
O'Keeffe
O'Rourke
O'Dwyer
For Mc/Mac:
McCarthy
McLoughlin
Maguire
McGrath
McDonnell
MacMahon
MacKenna
Magee
MacNamara
MacDonald
MacDermott
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I think you're right about O'Brien. O'Neill probably comes next.
In the Netherlands De Vries ("the Frisian") and De Jong (the young") are very common.
In the Netherlands De Vries ("the Frisian") and De Jong (the young") are very common.
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O'Connor is another common O' name.
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As to the D':
D'Angelo
D'Agostino
D'Alessandro
D'Ambrosio
are quite common around Italy.
D'Angelo
D'Agostino
D'Alessandro
D'Ambrosio
are quite common around Italy.
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I know quite a few people with the surnames of de Luca/deLuca..
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