An Cabhán · Ulster

Surnames from County Cavan

20 surnames on the atlas name County Cavan as a homeland or a place the name was found.

A listing here means the name's sourced entry (Woulfe, Irish Names and Surnames (1923)) names Cavan as the family's homeland or where the name was found. It does not mean every bearer lives here or came from here, and many names are listed under more than one county.

Adams Mac Ádhaimh Ulster Scots / Gaelic · “son of Adam” Also: Antrim · Armagh Brady Mac Brádaigh Gaelic sept · “son of Brádach, 'spirited'” Carolan Ó Cearbhalláin Gaelic sept · “descendant of Cearbhallán, 'little Cearbhall'” Also: Monaghan · Tyrone · Donegal Clarke Ó Cléirigh Gaelic learned family · “descendant of the cleric — possibly Europe's oldest surname (916 AD)” Also: Donegal · Galway Comiskey Mac Cumascaigh Gaelic sept · “son of Cumascach, 'the confuser' or 'mixer'” Also: Monaghan Dolan Ó Dubhláin Gaelic sept · “descendant of Dobhailen” Also: Roscommon · Galway Farley Ó Faircheallaigh Gaelic sept · “descendant of Faircheallach” Finnegan Ó Fionnagáin Gaelic sept · “descendant of Fionnagán, 'little fair one'” Also: Monaghan · Galway Fitzsimons Mac Síomóin Norman · “son of Simon” Also: Meath · Dublin Kiernan Mac Tighearnáin Gaelic sept · “son of Tighearnán, 'little lord'” Also: Roscommon · Fermanagh McCabe Mac Cába Scots-gallowglass · “son of Cába” Also: Monaghan McGovern Mág Shamhradháin Gaelic sept · “son of Samhradhán, 'summer's child'” Also: Leitrim Nugent Nuinseann Norman · “from Nogent in France” Also: Westmeath O'Donoghue Ó Donnchadha Gaelic dynasty · “descendant of Donnchadh” Also: Kerry · Cork O'Reilly Ó Raghallaigh Gaelic sept · “descendant of Raghallach” Also: Meath O'Rourke Ó Ruairc Gaelic dynasty · “descendant of Ruarc (a Norse name)” Also: Leitrim Sheridan Ó Sirideáin Gaelic sept · “descendant of Sirideán, 'the seeker'” Also: Longford Smith Mac Gabhann Gaelic sept · “son of the smith” Also: Leitrim Tormey Ó Tormaigh Gaelic-Norse · “descendant of Thormodr — a common Norse personal name” Also: Westmeath Tully Mac an Tuile / Ó Maoltuile Gaelic learned family · “son of the flood — 'of God's will'” Also: Longford · Galway

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