Irish
names are used on the island of Ireland as well as elsewhere in the Western World as a result of the Irish diaspora. See also
about Irish names.
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McAulay IrishDerived from the Irish "Mac Amhalghaidh" from the prefix Mac- (son of-) and
Amhalghaidh, Old Irish form of the name Aulay/ Auley... [
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Mccaffery IrishThe meaning of the surname MCCAFFERY is - the son of Godfrey (God's peace).
McCalvey IrishEither an Anglicized form of
Mac an Chalbhaigh, possibly derived from Irish
calbhach "big-headed" or "bald-headed", or an altered form of
McKelvey.
McCarey IrishVariant of
Carey. A famous bearer of this name was the American movie director Leo McCarey (1898-1969).
Mccarney IrishFrom either the Gaelic O Cearnaigh, meaning "victorious", or O Catharnaigh, meaning "warlike".
Mccarty IrishVariant of
MacCarthy. A famous bearer was the famous western outlaw William Henry McCarty, also known as Billy the Kid. His other aliases included William H. Bonney and Henry Antrim.
McClarty Scottish, IrishThe surname McClarty originated in the ancient Scottish kingdom of Dalriada. This name comes from the personal name Lawrence. And in Scottish Gaelic 'Mac Labhruinn' translates to 'son of Lawrence'. ... [
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Mcclintock Scottish, Irish, Scottish GaelicDeriving from an Anglicization of a Gaelic name variously recorded as M'Ilandick, M'Illandag, M'Illandick, M'Lentick, McGellentak, Macilluntud, McClintoun, Mac Illiuntaig from the 14th century onward... [
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Mcclure Scottish, IrishAnglicized form of Gaelic
Mac Gille Uidhir (Scottish),
Mac Giolla Uidhir (Irish), "son of the sallow lad".... [
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McCluskey IrishAnglicized version of Gaelic Mac Bhloscaidh, which comes from "Bloscadh", a personal name probably derived from "blosc" meaning "blast".
Mccolgan Irish, ScottishHas several possible meanings. It might mean someone from the village of Kilcolgan, County Galway; a follower of St.
Columba; or the son of someone named
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Mccook IrishPre 7th Century Anglo Saxon. From the word "coc," meaning to cook.
Mccorry IrishAnglicized form of Gaelic
Mac Gothraidh "son of Gothradh", Gaelic form of the personal name
Godfrey.
Mccorsley IrishMy guess is that my surname was changed sometime in the early 1800's but have never learned how my family name derived from or from where it originated.
McCrary IrishAnglicization of the Gaelic surname Mac Ruaidhrí, which means "son of
Rory".
McCreary Irish, ScottishAnglicized form of Gaelic Mac Ruidhrí, a variant of Mac Ruaidhrí, which has been connected to Irish ruadh ‘red’ (see McCrory) and to the Old Norse personal name Hrothrekr, whence Roderick.
Mccreless IrishAnglicized form of Gaelic Mag Riallghuis a variant of Mag Niallghuis
Mccurtain IrishFrom Gaelic
Mac Cruitín "son of
Cruitín", a nickname for a hunchback.
McDormand IrishPossibly a variant of
McDermott. A famous bearer is American actress Frances McDormand (1957-), born Cynthia Ann Smith.
Mcelhenney IrishThis interesting surname is of Irish origin, and is an Anglicized form of the Old Gaelic "MacGiolla Chainnigh". The Gaelic prefix "mac" means "son of", plus "giolla", devotee of, and the saint's name "Canice".
Mcelwee Irish, ScottishOf Gaelic origin, found in Ireland and Scotland. Derives from
Mac Giolla Ruaidh, meaning "son of the servant of the red-haired youth", possibly a reference to a Dane or Norseman.
McEvoy Irish (Anglicized)Anglicized form of Gaelic
Mac Fhíodhbhuidhe meaning "son of Fíodhbhadhach", derived from
fiodhbhadhach meaning "woodsman".
Mcevoy Irish (Anglicized)Anglicized form of
Mac Giolla Bhuidhe "son of the yellow-haired lad", from
giolla "youth, page, boy" and
buide "yellow".
Mcewen Scottish, IrishAnglicized form of Gaelic Mac Eoghain ‘son of Eoghan’, a widespread and ancient personal name, possibly derived from eo ‘yew’, meaning ‘born of yew’. It was Latinized as Eugenius (see Eugene), and was also regarded as a Gaelic form of John... [
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Mcfadden Scottish, IrishAnglicized form of Gaelic
Mac Phaid(e)in (Scottish) and
Mac Pháidín (Irish) - both patronymics of Patrick (via Gaelic diminutives of the given name).
Mcgarrett IrishThe surname McGarrett is from the two Germanic given names Gerald and Gerard.
Mcgarthwaite IrishThis is my last name, my fathers last name my grandfather my great grandfather
McGillan IrishAnglicized form of Gaelic
Mac Giolla Eoin meaning "son of the servant of
Eoin".
Mcgillicuddy IrishThe surname McGillicuddy comes from the Irish
Mac GiollaMochuda, meaning 'son of the devotee of St. Mochuda'. It's part of the O'Sullivan sect and comes from the West part of Ireland in county Kerry... [
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Mcglynn IrishAnglicized form of Gaelic
Mag Fhloinn, patronymic from the personal name
Flann "red, crimson".
Mcgrath Irish (Anglicized)Derives from the Irish surname Mac Craith. Famous bearers of the name include the Meic Craith from the Gaelic kingdom of Thomond in the present-day Republic of Ireland. They were historians and poets connected to the Ui Bhriain kings and earls of Thomond.
Mcgraw Irish, ScottishAnglicized form of the Old Gaelic
Mac Craith (the earlier form of
Mac Raith) meaning "son of Craith", composed of the Gaelic elements
mac "son of" and
Rath, an old byname meaning "grace, prosperity".
Mcgrew IrishOriginally appeared in Gaelic as Mac Graith or Mag Raith; these are both derived from the personal name Craith.
Mchale Irish, WelshFrom the Irish
Mac Céile, a patronymic from the byname
Céile, meaning "companion." This was the surname of a Mayo family, tenants of church lands. ... [
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Mckennie Scottish, IrishAn anglicised form of the Irish/Scottish Gaelic
MacEacharna, meaning "son of
Eacharn".
Mclernon IrishThis is an Irish Gaelic surname recorded in the spellings of MacLerenon, McLernon, McLernan, and McLorinan. It is mostly associated with the province of Ulster in Ireland, although with some branches in Scotland... [
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Mcmanamon IrishAnglicized form of
Mac Meanman, a patronymic surname, created from the given name
Meanma McMullan IrishThe surname McMullan is of old Irish/ Gaelic Heritage, it is with meaning ‘Bald’ or ‘Tonsured One’. It was first founded in the province of Connacht, and comes from Mullan.... [
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McNair IrishAnglicized form of Gaelic
Mac Iain Uidhir "son of sallow John". This form is associated mainly with Ross-shire.
McNair IrishAnglicized form of Gaelic
Mac an Oighre "son of the heir". This form is associated mainly with Perthshire.
McNair IrishAnglicized form of Gaelic
Mac an Mhaoir "son of the steward or keeper".
Mcnamee IrishAnglicized form of Gaelic
Mac Conmidhe, a patronymic from the personal name Cú Mhidhe, meaning "hound of Meath". Meath is a county in Ierland. This family were hereditary poets in Ulster.
Mcneese IrishIrish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Naois, a patronymic from a shortened form of the personal name
Aonghus (see
Angus).
Mcnicholas IrishThe McNicholas family stretches back through time to the Viking settlers who populated the rugged shores of Scotland in the Medieval era. The name McNicholas was derived from from the personal name, Nicholas... [
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Mcquaid Scottish, IrishThis surname is derived from Gaelic
Mac Uaid meaning "son of Uaid," Uaid being the Gaelic form of
Wat.
McTeer Irish, ScottishThis surname is a modern variant of the ancient
mhac an t'Saoir which means "the son of the carpenter."... [
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McVeigh Scottish, IrishAnglicized form of Gaelic
Mac Bheatha or
Mac an Bheatha, themselves derived from Gaelic
Mac Beatha meaning "son of life" (see
MacBeth).
Megarry Irish, EnglishFrom the Irish 'Mag Fhearadhaigh', meaning "descendant of the fearless one"
Merrigan IrishIrish: Anglicized Form Of Gaelic Ó Muireagáin ‘Descendant Of Muireagán’-'The son of the descendant of Mary'/or/ A Personal Name Derived From Muir ‘Sea’.
Mescal Irish (Anglicized)From Irish
Ó Meiscill meaning "descendant of Meisceall", a personal name perhaps related to
meisce (“drunkeness”).
Miskell IrishAnglicized form of Irish
Ó Meisceall meaning "descendant of Meiscill", a personal name of unexplained etymology. It was sometimes Anglicized as
Maxwell.
Mockler English, IrishMight derived from Gaelic names
Ó Mochlair or
Mac Mochlair, where
moch means "swift."
Moody English, IrishEither from Middle English
modie "angry, haughty, impetuous", or Old English
modig "brave, proud".
Morey Irish, EnglishAnglicized form of Irish Gaelic
Ó Mórdha, and in English (of Norman origin), derived from the Old French given name
Mory, a short form of
Amaury (see
Emery).
Morrissey IrishMorrissey is an Irish name meaning "choice of the sea".
Muldoon IrishFrom Irish Gaelic
Ó Maoldúin "descendant of
Maoldún", a personal name meaning literally "chief fortress".
Mulkerin IrishThe Irish surname Mulkerin is an anglicied rendering of the Gaelic surname O'Maoilchiarain which means ,literally, "descendant of a follower of Saint Ciaran", the Irish saint who founded the great monastery at Clonmacnois... [
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Mullarkey IrishFrom Irish Gaelic
Ó Maoilearca "descendent of the follower of (St)
Earc", a personal name meaning literally either "speckled one" or "salmon".
Mullery Irish (Rare)From Irish Gaelic
Ó Maolmhuire "descendant of
Maolmhuire", a personal name meaning literally "servant of (the Virgin)
Mary".
Mulvaney IrishFrom
Ó Maoilmheana meaning "descendant of Maoilmhaena."
Mulvey IrishAnglicized form of Gaelic
Ó Maoilmhiadhaigh "descendant of Maoilmhiadhach", a personal name meaning "honorable chief".
Mulvihill IrishAnglicized from Gaelic
Ó Maoil Mhichíl meaning "descendant of Maoilmhichil",
Maoilmhichil being a personal name meaning "devotee of (Saint) Michael", referring to the archangel.
Murland IrishMurland is an Irish surname, which according to MacLysaght's The Surnames of Ireland is MacMurghalain in Gaelic, ultimately deriving from words meaning "sea" and "valor".
Murrow Irish, ScottishVariant of
Morrow. A famous bearer of the surname was Edward R. Murrow (1908-1965), US radio and television journalist.