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ArchivesIrish surname Hanratty
I was wondering if anyone could help me out with the origin and meaning of the surname Hanratty. My father said we were Irish.
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Irish beyond doubt. Ó hAnrachtaigh in Irish, "descendant of Anrachtach", whose name is said to mean "unlawful". An important family in their home territory in Co. Monaghan in the Middle Ages.
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