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Surnames from County Clare

48 surnames on the atlas name County Clare 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 Clare 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.

Ahern Ó hEachthighearna Gaelic sept · “descendant of Eachthighearna, 'lord of horses'” Also: Cork Carmody Ó Cearmada Gaelic sept · “descendant of Cearmaid — a very ancient personal name” Also: Kerry · Limerick Carty Ó Cárthaigh Gaelic sept · “descendant of Cárthach, 'loving'” Also: Roscommon · Tipperary Clancy Mac Fhlannchaidh Gaelic learned family · “son of Flannchadh, 'the red warrior'” Also: Leitrim Colgan Ó Colgáin Gaelic sept · “descendant of Colga — from colg, 'sword' or 'thorn'” Also: Offaly Conroy Ó Maolchonaire Gaelic sept · “descendant of Maolchonaire, 'follower of Conaire'” Also: Roscommon Considine Mac Consaidín Gaelic sept · “son of Constantine” Cooney Ó Cuana Gaelic sept · “descendant of Cuana” Also: Tyrone · Galway Creagh Craobhach Gaelic sept (Dalcassian) · “'of the branch' — from craobh, a branch” Also: Limerick Cusack Ciomhsóg Norman · “from Cussac in Guyenne” Also: Meath Davoren Ó Duibhdábhoireann Gaelic sept · “descendant of Dubhdábhoireann, 'black of the two Burrens'” Also: Tipperary Enright Mac Ionnrachtaigh Gaelic sept · “son of Ionnrachtach, 'unlawful'” Also: Limerick Galvin Ó Gealbháin Gaelic sept · “descendant of Gealbhán, 'bright-white'” Also: Kerry · Cork Gorman Mac Gormáin Gaelic sept · “son of Gormán, 'the noble dark one'” Also: Laois · Monaghan Griffin Ó Gríobhtha Gaelic sept · “descendant of Gríobhtha, 'griffin-like'” Also: Kerry · Limerick Hanrahan Ó hAnradháin Gaelic sept · “descendant of Anradhán, 'warrior, champion'” Also: Limerick · Tipperary Hartigan Ó hArtagáin Gaelic sept · “descendant of Artagán, 'little Art'” Also: Limerick Hassett Ó hAiseadha Gaelic sept · “descendant of Aisidh, 'strife'” Also: Limerick Hickey Ó hÍcidhe Gaelic learned family · “descendant of the healer (íce, 'healing')” Also: Tipperary · Limerick Hogan Ó hÓgáin Gaelic sept · “descendant of Ógán, 'the young one'” Also: Tipperary Hurley Ó hUrthuile / Ó Muirthile Gaelic sept · “descendant of Urthuile — 'sea-tide'” Also: Cork · Limerick Keane Ó Catháin Gaelic sept · “descendant of Cathán, 'little battler'” Also: Derry / Londonderry · Galway Kennedy Ó Cinnéide Gaelic sept · “descendant of Cinnéidigh, 'helmeted head'” Also: Tipperary Looney Ó Luanaigh Gaelic sept · “descendant of Luanach, 'warrior' (luan, champion)” Also: Cork Lydon Ó Lodáin Gaelic sept · “descendant of Lodán” Also: Galway · Mayo Lynch Ó Loingsigh / de Lench Gaelic sept & Norman tribe · “descendant of Loingseach, 'mariner'” Also: Galway · Cork MacNamara Mac Conmara Gaelic sept · “son of Cú Mara, 'hound of the sea'” Madigan Ó Madagáin Gaelic sept · “the same as Ó Madáin (Madden)” Also: Limerick McGrath Mac Craith Gaelic learned family · “son of Mac Raith, 'son of grace'” Also: Waterford · Fermanagh McInerney Mac an Airchinnigh Gaelic learned family · “son of the erenagh — the hereditary steward of church lands” Also: Limerick McMahon Mac Mathghamhna Gaelic dynasty · “son of Mathghamhain, 'bear'” Also: Monaghan Minogue Ó Muineog Gaelic sept · “descendant of Muineog — a diminutive of manach, 'monk'” Also: Offaly Moloney Ó Maoldhomhnaigh Gaelic sept · “descendant of Maoldomhnaigh, 'devoted to Sunday, or to the Church'” Also: Limerick · Tipperary Mulqueen Ó Maolchaoin Gaelic sept · “descendant of Maolcaoin, 'gentle chief'” Also: Limerick Naughton Ó Neachtain Gaelic sept · “descendant of Neachtan — an old name linked to water” Also: Galway · Roscommon Nealon Ó Nialláin Gaelic sept · “descendant of Niallán, 'little Niall'” Also: Galway O'Brien Ó Briain Gaelic dynasty · “descendant of Brian (Boru)” Also: Limerick · Tipperary O'Callaghan Ó Ceallacháin Gaelic sept · “descendant of Ceallachán of Cashel” Also: Cork O'Dea Ó Deághaidh Gaelic sept · “descendant of Deághaidh, a tenth-century chieftain” O'Grady Ó Gráda Gaelic sept · “descendant of Gráda, 'noble, illustrious'” Also: Galway · Limerick O'Halloran Ó hAllmhuráin Gaelic sept · “descendant of Allmhurán, 'the stranger from over the sea'” Also: Galway Quinn Ó Cuinn Gaelic sept · “descendant of Conn, 'chief'” Also: Tyrone · Longford Sexton Ó Seasnáin Gaelic sept · “descendant of Seasnán” Also: Limerick Shanahan Ó Seanacháin Gaelic sept · “descendant of Seanachán, 'the old, wise one'” Also: Tipperary · Kerry Sheedy Mac Síoda Gaelic sept · “son of Síoda, 'silk'” Also: Limerick · Tipperary Slattery Ó Slatara Gaelic sept · “descendant of Slatra, 'the strong, bold'” Also: Tipperary Troy Ó Troighthigh Gaelic sept · “descendant of Troightheach, 'the foot-soldier'” Also: Tipperary Vaughan Ó Mocháin / Vaughan Gaelic sept & Welsh · “Welsh fychan, 'small' — adopted for Ó Mocháin” Also: Mayo

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