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Surnames from County Down

26 surnames on the atlas name County Down 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 Down 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.

Agnew Ó Gnímh Gaelic sept · “descendant of Gníomh, 'action'” Also: Antrim Bell — Ulster Scots · “at the bell, or 'the handsome' (bel)” Also: Antrim · Fermanagh Campbell Mac Cathmhaoil (adopted) Scottish (gallowglass & planter) · “cam beul, 'crooked mouth'” Also: Antrim · Tyrone Devaney Ó Duibheamhna Gaelic sept · “descendant of Dubheamhain — dubh, 'black', with Eamhain, the old name of Navan Fort” Also: Armagh Doran Ó Deoráin Gaelic learned family · “descendant of Deoradhán, 'the exile, the pilgrim'” Also: Wexford · Laois Ferguson Mac Fearghusa Ulster Scots / Gaelic · “son of Fearghus, 'man-strength'” Also: Antrim Garvey Ó Gairbhith Gaelic sept · “descendant of Gairbhith, 'rough peace'” Also: Armagh · Mayo Gill Mac an Ghoill Norse-Gaelic · “son of the foreigner” Also: Mayo · Donegal Graham — Ulster Scots (Border) · “from Grantham, Lincolnshire — 'gravelly homestead'” Also: Fermanagh · Antrim Jenkins — (Welsh / Cornish name) Welsh & Cornish settlers · “'little John' — Jenkin, a pet-form of John with the '-kin' ending” Also: Antrim · Limerick Johnston Mac Seáin (sometimes) Ulster Scots (Border) · “John's town” Also: Fermanagh · Antrim Magee Mag Aoidh Gaelic sept · “son of Aodh, 'fire'” Also: Antrim · Donegal McCullough Mac Cú Uladh Gaelic sept · “son of Cú Uladh, 'the Hound of Ulster'” McGuinness Mag Aonghusa Gaelic dynasty · “son of Aonghus” Also: Armagh McKeown Mac Eoin Norman-Gaelic · “son of Eoin or Eoghan — John, or the older Irish Eoghan” Also: Antrim Mitchell Mistéil Norse-Scots · “from Michael” Also: Antrim · Galway Morrison Mac Muiris / Ó Muirgheasáin Ulster Scots / Gaelic · “son of Maurice / descendant of Muirgheasán” Also: Antrim · Derry / Londonderry Mulgrew Ó Maolchraoibhe Gaelic sept · “descendant of Maolchraoibhe, 'chief of Craobh'” Also: Tyrone · Armagh Murray Ó Muireadhaigh / Mac Muireadhaigh Gaelic sept & Scots · “descendant of Muireadhach, 'seafarer / lord'” Also: Roscommon · Donegal O'Hare Ó hÍr / Ó hAichir Gaelic sept · “descendant of Ír, 'long-lasting' — or of Aichear, 'fierce'” Also: Armagh · Louth Rice Rís Norman-Welsh · “from Welsh Rhys” Also: Kerry · Louth Rooney Ó Ruanaidh Gaelic sept · “descendant of Ruanadh, 'the champion'” Also: Fermanagh · Mayo Savage Sábhaois Norman · “le sauvage — 'the wild one'” Taggart Mac an tSagairt Gaelic sept · “son of the priest” Also: Antrim · Tyrone Thompson Mac Thómais Ulster Scots · “son of Thomas” Also: Antrim Wilson — Ulster Scots / English · “son of Will” Also: Antrim · Tyrone

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