Browse Surnames

This is a list of surnames in which the usage is Irish; and the origin is English.
usage
origin
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.
Butler English, Irish
Occupational name derived from Norman French butiller "wine steward", ultimately from Late Latin butticula "bottle". A famous bearer of this surname is the fictional character Rhett Butler, created by Margaret Mitchell for her novel Gone with the Wind (1936).
Coleman Irish, English
From the given name Colmán.
Cummins English, Scottish, Irish
From the Old Breton given name Cunmin, a cognate of Cuimín, introduced to Britain at the time of the Norman Conquest.
Dunn English, Scottish, Irish
Derived from Old English dunn "dark" or Gaelic donn "brown", referring to hair colour or complexion.
Ivers English, Irish
Patronymic derived from the given name Ivor.
Joyce English, Irish
From the given name Joyce.
Morris English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Derived from the given name Maurice.
Neil Scottish, English, Irish
Derived from the given name Neil.
Neville English, Irish
From the names of towns in Normandy, variously Neuville or Néville, meaning "new town" in French.
Power 1 English, Irish
From Old French Poier, indicating a person who came from the town of Poix in Picardy, France.
Sowards English, Irish
Possibly a variant of Seward 1 or Seward 3.
Wallace Scottish, English, Irish
Means "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 Scottish hero William Wallace.
Walsh English, Irish
From Old English wælisc meaning "foreigner, stranger, Celt".