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Surnames from County Louth

12 surnames on the atlas name County Louth 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); Mac Giolla-Domhnaigh, Some Anglicised Surnames in Ireland (1923)) names Louth 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.

Callan Ó Cathaláin Gaelic sept · “descendant of Cathalán, 'little battle-mighty one'” Also: Monaghan · Armagh Carroll Ó Cearbhaill Gaelic sept · “descendant of Cearbhall, 'fierce in battle'” Also: Offaly · Tipperary Fleming Pléimeann Norman-Flemish · “'the Fleming' — from Flanders” Also: Meath Halpin Ó hAilpín Gaelic sept · “descendant of Ailpín” Also: Monaghan · Limerick Hanratty Ó hAnrachtaigh Gaelic sept · “descendant of Anrachtach, 'unlawful'” Also: Monaghan · Armagh Neary Ó Náradhaigh Gaelic sept · “descendant of Náradach, 'good, noble'” Also: Mayo · Roscommon O'Hare Ó hÍr / Ó hAichir Gaelic sept · “descendant of Ír, 'long-lasting' — or of Aichear, 'fierce'” Also: Armagh · Down Plunkett Pluincéid Norman · “Norman Blanchet, from French blanc, 'white, pale'” Also: Meath · Dublin Rafferty Ó Raithbheartaigh Gaelic sept · “a corruption of Ó Robhartaigh” Also: Tyrone · Donegal Rice Rís Norman-Welsh · “from Welsh Rhys” Also: Kerry · Down Taaffe Táth Norman-Welsh · “from Welsh Dafydd (David)” Also: Sligo Watters Mac Uaitéir / Ó hUisce / Ó Fuaruisce Gaelic septs & Ulster settlers · “'son of Walter' (Mac Uaitéir) — or, for the Gaelic septs, names built on 'uisce', water: 'descendant of the water' (Ó hUisce), 'cold water' (Ó Fuaruisce)” Also: Donegal · Galway

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