Surnames Categorized "US Catholic bishops"

This is a list of surnames in which the categories include US Catholic bishops.
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Albers Dutch
Means "son of Albert".
Baghdassarian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Բաղդասարյան (see Baghdasaryan).
Baum German, Jewish
Means "tree" in German. A famous bearer was the American author L. Frank Baum (1856-1919).
Becker German
Derived from Middle High German becker meaning "baker".
Bradley English
From a common English place name, derived from brad "broad" and leah "woodland, clearing".
Brennan Irish
From Irish Ó Braonáin meaning "descendant of Braonán", a byname meaning "rain, moisture, drop" (with a diminutive suffix).
Burke English, Irish
Derived from Middle English burgh meaning "fortress, fortification, castle". It was brought to Ireland in the 12th century by the Norman invader William de Burgh.
Byrne Irish
Variant of O'Byrne.
Crowley 1 Irish
From the Irish name Ó Cruadhlaoich meaning "descendant of Cruadhlaoch", a given name meaning "hardy hero".
Curtis English
Nickname for a courteous person, derived from Old French curteis meaning "refined, courtly".
Donnelly Irish
From Irish Ó Donnghaile meaning "descendant of Donnghal". The given name Donnghal means "brown valour", from donn "brown" and gal "valour". This surname is associated with the descendants of Niall of the Nine Hostages.
Donovan Irish
Anglicized form of the Irish name Ó Donndubháin meaning "descendant of Donndubán".
Dunn English, Scottish, Irish
Derived from Old English dunn "dark" or Gaelic donn "brown", referring to hair colour or complexion.
Fitzgerald Irish
Means "son of Gerald" in Anglo-Norman French. It was brought to Ireland with William the Conqueror. A famous bearer was Ella Fitzgerald (1917-1996), an American jazz singer.
Flanagan Irish
From Irish Ó Flannagáin meaning "descendant of Flannagán". Flannagán is a given name meaning "blood red". From County Roscommon in Ireland, it has many other spellings.
Foley Irish
From Irish Ó Foghladha meaning "descendant of Foghlaidh". The byname Foghlaidh meant "pirate, marauder, plunderer".
Forest English, French
Originally belonged to a person who lived near or in a forest. It was probably originally derived, via Old French forest, from Latin forestam (silva) meaning "outer (wood)".
Gabriels English
Derived from the given name Gabriel.
Gallagher Irish
Anglicized form of the Irish Ó Gallchobhair meaning "descendant of Gallchobhar".
George English
Derived from the given name George.
Gorman 2 Irish
From the Irish Ó Gormáin meaning "descendant of Gormán". The given name Gormán means "little blue one".
Gregory English
From the given name Gregory.
Griffin 1 Welsh
Derived from the given name Gruffudd.
Harrison English
Means "son of Harry".
Howard 1 English
Derived from the given name Hughard or Hávarðr.
Hyland 2 Irish
Variant of Whelan.
Janssen Dutch
Means "son of Jan 1".
Joyce English, Irish
From the given name Joyce.
Kelley Irish
Variant of Kelly 1.
Król Polish
Means "king" in Polish. The name referred to one who acted like a king or was connected in some way with a king's household.
Kučera m Czech, Slovak
Means "curl" in Czech and Slovak, a nickname for a person with curly locks of hair.
Lamb English
From the name of the animal, perhaps a nickname for a shy person.
Maes Flemish
Flemish form of Maas.
Mahoney Irish
Anglicized form of the Irish Ó Mathghamhna meaning "descendant of Mathgamain".
McDermott Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Diarmada meaning "son of Diarmaid". The McDermotts were nobility in the Kingdom of Connaught, a province in Ireland.
McGovern Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Mag Shamhradháin meaning "son of Samhradháin", a given name meaning "summer".
McGuinness Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Mag Aonghuis meaning "son of Aonghus".
McIntyre Scottish
From Scottish Gaelic Mac an tSaoir meaning "son of the carpenter".
McLaughlin Scottish
Anglicized form of Gaelic MacLachlainn meaning "son of Lachlann".
McNamara Irish
From Irish Mac Conmara meaning "son of Conmara". The given name Conmara is composed of "hound" and muir "sea".
Medeiros Portuguese
From various Portuguese place names that were derived from Portuguese medeiro meaning "haystack", ultimately from Latin meta meaning "cone, pyramid".
Montgomery English, Scottish
From a place name in Calvados, France meaning "Gumarich's mountain". A notable bearer was Bernard Montgomery (1887-1976), a British army commander during World War II.
Mooney Irish
Variant of O'Mooney.
Mullen Irish
From the Irish Ó Maoláin meaning "descendant of Maolán". The given name Maolán meant "devotee, servant, tonsured one".
Murphy Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Murchadha meaning "descendant of Murchadh". This is the most common Irish surname.
Neumann German, Jewish
From Middle High German niuwe and man meaning "new man, newcomer".
Northrop English
Originally denoted one who came from a town of this name England, meaning "north farm".
O'Connor Irish
From Irish Ó Conchobhair meaning "descendant of Conchobar".
O'Hara Irish
From the Irish Ó hEaghra, which means "descendant of Eaghra", Eaghra being a given name of uncertain origin. Supposedly, the founder of the clan was Eaghra, a 10th-century lord of Luighne. A famous fictional bearer of this surname is Scarlett O'Hara, a character in Margaret Mitchell's Gone With The Wind (1936).
O'Leary Irish
From Irish Ó Laoghaire meaning "descendant of Laoghaire".
Proulx French
Derived from Old French preu meaning "valiant, brave".
Rademacher Low German
Low German cognate of Rademaker.
Reilly Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Raghailligh.
Richter German
Means "judge" in German, from Middle High German rihtære.
Ryan Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Riain, or else a simplified form of Mulryan.
Stafford English
From the name of the English city of Stafford, Staffordshire, derived from Old English stæð meaning "wharf, landing place" and ford meaning "ford, river crossing".
Tierney Irish
From Irish Ó Tíghearnaigh meaning "descendant of Tighearnach".
Wakefield English
Originally indicated a person who came from the English city of Wakefield, derived from Old English wacu "wake, vigil" and feld "field".
Whelan Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Faoláin meaning "descendant of Faolán".