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Surnames from County Monaghan

19 surnames on the atlas name County Monaghan 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 Monaghan 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.

Boylan Ó Baoighealláin Gaelic sept · “descendant of Baoigheallán” Callan Ó Cathaláin Gaelic sept · “descendant of Cathalán, 'little battle-mighty one'” Also: Louth · Armagh Carolan Ó Cearbhalláin Gaelic sept · “descendant of Cearbhallán, 'little Cearbhall'” Also: Cavan · Tyrone · Donegal Comiskey Mac Cumascaigh Gaelic sept · “son of Cumascach, 'the confuser' or 'mixer'” Also: Cavan Connolly Ó Conghalaigh Gaelic sept · “descendant of Conghalach, 'valiant as a hound'” Also: Galway · Meath Corrigan Ó Corragáin Gaelic sept · “descendant of Corragán” Also: Fermanagh Donegan Ó Donnagáin Gaelic sept · “descendant of Donnagán — a diminutive of donn, 'the dark one' or 'brown'” Also: Cork · Tipperary Duffy Ó Dubhthaigh Gaelic sept · “descendant of Dubhthach, 'the dark one'” Also: Donegal · Roscommon Finn Ó Finn Gaelic sept · “descendant of Fionn, 'fair'” Also: Sligo · Galway Finnegan Ó Fionnagáin Gaelic sept · “descendant of Fionnagán, 'little fair one'” Also: Cavan · Galway Gorman Mac Gormáin Gaelic sept · “son of Gormán, 'the noble dark one'” Also: Laois · Clare Halpin Ó hAilpín Gaelic sept · “descendant of Ailpín” Also: Limerick · Louth Hanratty Ó hAnrachtaigh Gaelic sept · “descendant of Anrachtach, 'unlawful'” Also: Armagh · Louth McCabe Mac Cába Scots-gallowglass · “son of Cába” Also: Cavan McKenna Mac Cionaoith Gaelic sept · “son of Cionaoth” Also: Tyrone McMahon Mac Mathghamhna Gaelic dynasty · “son of Mathghamhain, 'bear'” Also: Clare McNally Mac Con Allaidh Gaelic sept · “son of Cú Allaidh, 'the wild hound' — the wolf” Also: Tyrone · Armagh Mulligan Ó Maolagáin Gaelic sept · “descendant of Maolagán, 'the little tonsured one'” Also: Donegal · Mayo Traynor Mac Thréinfhir Gaelic sept · “son of Tréanfhear, 'champion' — literally 'strong man'” Also: Armagh · Tyrone

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