NEVILLE English, IrishFrom the names of towns in Normandy, variously
Neuville or
Néville, meaning "new town" in French.
Ó CNÁIMHÍN IrishMeans
"descendant of Cnámh",
Cnámh being a nickname meaning "bone".
Ó COCHLÁIN IrishMeans
"descendant of Cochlán", where the given name
Cochlán is derived from Irish
cochal "cape" or "hood". This surname originated in County Cork, Ireland.
Ó COMHRAIDHE IrishMeans
"descendant of Comhraidhe", in which the given name
Comhraidhe is of unknown meaning.
Ó CORRA IrishMeans
"descendant of Corra" in Irish. The given name
Corra means "spear".
Ó CUILINN IrishMeans
"descendant of Cuileann",
Cuileann being a nickname meaning "holly".
O'HANNAGAIN IrishFrom Irish
Ó hAnnagáin, which means
"descendant of Annagán". The given name
Annagán was a diminutive of
Annadh meaning "delay".
O'HARA IrishFrom 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).
Ó HEACHTHIGHEARNA IrishMeans
"descendant of Eichthighearn", where the personal name
Eichthighearn means "horse lord" in Gaelic.
Ó HÉIDEÁIN IrishMeans
"descendant of Éideán" in Irish. The given name
Éideán is a diminutive of
éideadh meaning "clothes, armour".
Ó HÉIDÍN IrishMeans
"descendant of Éidín" in Irish. The given name
Éidín is a diminutive of
éideadh meaning "clothes, armour".
Ó MADAIDHÍN IrishMeans
"descendant of Madaihín", a given name derived from Irish
madadh meaning "dog, mastiff".
Ó MÁILLE IrishMeans
"descendant of a nobleman" from the Irish Gaelic
mál.
Ó MAOL AODHA IrishMeans
"descendant of a follower of Saint AODH". It is derived from Irish
maol meaning "follower, servant".
Ó MAOLMHUAIDH IrishMeans
"descendant of Maolmhuadh",
Maolmhuadh being a given name meaning "proud chief", derived from Gaelic
maol meaning "chief" and
muadh meaning "proud, noble".
Ó MEADHRA IrishMeans
"descendant of Meadhra". The given name
Meadhra is derived from the Gaelic
meadhar meaning "merry, happy".
O'MOONEY IrishFrom the Irish
Ó Maonaigh meaning
"descendant of Maonaigh". The given name
Maonaigh means "wealthy".
Ó RAGHAILLIGH IrishMeans
"descendant of Raghailligh", an Irish given name of unknown meaning.
Ó RINN IrishMeans
"descendant of Rinn". The given name
Rinn means "star" in Irish.
Ó RODAGH IrishMeans
"descendant of Rodach" in Irish. The given name
Rodach is derived from from Irish
rod meaning "spirited, furious".
Ó SEACHNASAIGH IrishMeans
"descendant of Seachnasach". The given name
Seachnasach possibly means "elusive" in Irish.
Ó SEIGHIN IrishMeans
"descendant of Seighin". The given name
Seighin means "small hawk" from Old Irish
séigene.
Ó SÍODA IrishMeans
"descendant of Síoda", a byname meaning "silk" in Irish.
Ó SUAIRD IrishMeans
"descendant of Suart" in Irish.
Suart is derived from the Old Norse name
SIGURD.
POWER (1) English, IrishFrom Old French
Poier, indicating a person who came from the town of Poix in Picardy, France.
QUIGG IrishAnglicized form of Irish
Ó Cuaig meaning
"descendant of Cuaig", a given name of unknown meaning.
QUIGLEY IrishAnglicized form of Irish
Ó Coigligh meaning
"descendant of Coigleach", a given name meaning "untidy".
QUINLAN IrishFrom Irish
Ó Caoindealbháin, which means
"descendant of Caoindealbhán", a given name meaning "comely form".
QUINN IrishAnglicized form of Irish
Ó Cuinn meaning
"descendant of CONN".
QUIRKE IrishAnglicized form of Irish
Ó Cuirc meaning
"descendant of Corc", a given name meaning "heart".
RAFFERTY IrishAnglicized form of Irish
Ó Rabhartaigh meaning
"descendant of Rabhartach". The given name
Rabhartach means "flood tide".
REAGAN IrishAnglicized form of Irish
Ó Ríagáin meaning
"descendant of RIAGÁN". A famous bearer was American president Ronald Reagan (1911-2004).
SHERIDAN IrishFrom the Irish name
Ó Sirideáin meaning
"descendant of Sirideán". The given name
Sirideán means "searcher".
SLANE IrishOriginally indicated a person from Slane, County Meath, Ireland, which is derived from the given name
SLÁINE.
SULLIVAN IrishAnglicized form of the Irish name
Ó Súileabháin meaning
"descendant of Súileabhán". The name
Súileabhán means "little dark eye".
TAGGART Irish, ScottishAnglicized form of Irish
Mac an tSagairt meaning
"son of the priest". This name comes from a time when the rules of priestly celibacy were not strictly enforced.
VINCENT (2) IrishAnglicized form of Irish
Mac Dhuibhinse meaning
"son of Duibhinse", a given name meaning "black island".
WALLACE Scottish, English, IrishMeans
"foreigner, stranger, Celt" from Norman French
waleis (of Germanic origin). It was often used to denote native Welsh and Bretons. A famous bearer was the 13th-century Sir William Wallace of Scotland.
WARD (2) IrishAnglicized form of Irish
Mac an Bhaird, which means
"son of the bard".