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Surnames from County Limerick

51 surnames on the atlas name County Limerick 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 Limerick 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.

Carmody Ó Cearmada Gaelic sept · “descendant of Cearmaid — a very ancient personal name” Also: Clare · Kerry Casey Ó Cathasaigh Gaelic sept · “descendant of Cathasach, 'vigilant in war'” Also: Cork · Dublin Collins Ó Coileáin Gaelic sept · “descendant of Coileán, 'young hound / whelp'” Also: Cork Creagh Craobhach Gaelic sept (Dalcassian) · “'of the branch' — from craobh, a branch” Also: Clare Culhane Ó Cathláin Gaelic sept · “descendant of Cathalán, 'battle-mighty'” Curtin Mac Cairteáin Gaelic sept · “a softened form of Mac Cartáin” Also: Cork · Kerry Donovan Ó Donnabháin Gaelic sept · “descendant of Donndubhán, 'dark brown-haired chief'” Also: Cork Duane Ó Dubháin Gaelic sept · “descendant of Dubhán, 'black'” Also: Meath · Cork · Galway Enright Mac Ionnrachtaigh Gaelic sept · “son of Ionnrachtach, 'unlawful'” Also: Clare Fitzgerald Mac Gearailt Norman dynasty · “fitz Gerald — son of Gerald (of Windsor)” Also: Kildare · Kerry Fitzgibbon Mac Giobúin Norman dynasty · “son of Gibbon — Norman French fitz, 'son of', and a pet form of Gilbert” Also: Mayo Flannery Ó Flannabhra Gaelic sept · “descendant of Flannabhra, 'red-eyebrows'” Also: Mayo Gleeson Ó Glasáin Gaelic sept · “descendant of Glasán — from glas, grey” Also: Tipperary · Cork · Kilkenny Griffin Ó Gríobhtha Gaelic sept · “descendant of Gríobhtha, 'griffin-like'” Also: Clare · Kerry Hallinan Ó hAilgheanáin Gaelic sept · “descendant of Ailgheanán, 'noble offspring'” Also: Cork · Mayo Halpin Ó hAilpín Gaelic sept · “descendant of Ailpín” Also: Monaghan · Louth Hannigan Ó hAnnagáin Gaelic sept · “descendant of Annagán — from annadh, delay” Hannon Ó hAnnáin Gaelic sept · “descendant of Annán — from annadh, delay” Hanrahan Ó hAnradháin Gaelic sept · “descendant of Anradhán, 'warrior, champion'” Also: Clare · Tipperary Harnett Ó hAirtnéada Gaelic sept · “descendant of Airtnéada, 'battle-bear' or 'battle-stone' — a meaning Woulfe reconstructs rather than finds written” Also: Kerry · Cork Hartigan Ó hArtagáin Gaelic sept · “descendant of Artagán, 'little Art'” Also: Clare Hassett Ó hAiseadha Gaelic sept · “descendant of Aisidh, 'strife'” Also: Clare Hayes Ó hAodha Gaelic sept · “descendant of Aodh, 'fire'” Also: Cork · Tipperary Hickey Ó hÍcidhe Gaelic learned family · “descendant of the healer (íce, 'healing')” Also: Clare · Tipperary Hurley Ó hUrthuile / Ó Muirthile Gaelic sept · “descendant of Urthuile — 'sea-tide'” Also: Cork · Clare Jenkins — (Welsh / Cornish name) Welsh & Cornish settlers · “'little John' — Jenkin, a pet-form of John with the '-kin' ending” Also: Antrim · Down Kiely Ó Cadhla Gaelic sept · “descendant of Cadhla, 'graceful'” Also: Waterford Kirby Ó Ciarmhaic Gaelic sept · “descendant of Ciarmhac, 'dark son'” Also: Kerry Leahy Ó Laochdha Gaelic sept · “descendant of Laochdha, 'heroic'” Also: Cork · Kerry · Tipperary Linehan Ó Luingeacháin Gaelic sept · “descendant of Longachán” Also: Cork · Kerry Madigan Ó Madagáin Gaelic sept · “the same as Ó Madáin (Madden)” Also: Clare McInerney Mac an Airchinnigh Gaelic learned family · “son of the erenagh — the hereditary steward of church lands” Also: Clare Moloney Ó Maoldhomhnaigh Gaelic sept · “descendant of Maoldomhnaigh, 'devoted to Sunday, or to the Church'” Also: Clare · Tipperary Mulcahy Ó Maolchathaigh Gaelic sept · “descendant of the devotee of St Cathach ('battle')” Also: Tipperary · Waterford Mulqueen Ó Maolchaoin Gaelic sept · “descendant of Maolcaoin, 'gentle chief'” Also: Clare Mulvihill Ó Maoilmhichil Gaelic sept · “descendant of the servant of St Michael” Also: Roscommon · Kerry Noonan Ó Nuanáin Gaelic sept · “descendant of Ionmhaineán, 'the beloved'” Also: Cork O'Brien Ó Briain Gaelic dynasty · “descendant of Brian (Boru)” Also: Clare · Tipperary O'Grady Ó Gráda Gaelic sept · “descendant of Gráda, 'noble, illustrious'” Also: Clare · Galway O'Rahilly Ó Raithile Gaelic sept · “descendant of Raithile” Also: Kerry · Cork O'Shaughnessy Ó Seachnasaigh Gaelic sept · “descendant of Seachnasach” Also: Galway Roche de Róiste Norman · “de la roche — 'of the rock'” Also: Wexford · Cork Ryan Ó Maoilriain Gaelic sept · “descendant of Maoilriaghain” Also: Tipperary Sexton Ó Seasnáin Gaelic sept · “descendant of Seasnán” Also: Clare Sheedy Mac Síoda Gaelic sept · “son of Síoda, 'silk'” Also: Clare · Tipperary Sheehan Ó Síodhacháin Gaelic sept · “descendant of Síodhach, 'the peaceful'” Also: Cork · Kerry Sheehy Mac Síthigh Scots-gallowglass · “son of Sítheach, 'the peaceful' — or 'the otherworldly'” Also: Kerry · Tipperary Shine Ó Seighin Gaelic sept · “descendant of Seighin, 'wild ox'” Also: Cork · Kerry Wall de Bhál Norman · “du val — 'of the valley'” Also: Waterford · Carlow Wallace de Bhailís Norman-Welsh · “le waleis — 'the Welshman, the foreigner'” Also: Waterford · Dublin Woulfe de Bhulbh Norman · “le woulf — 'the wolf'” Also: Kildare · Cork

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