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Surnames from County Roscommon

42 surnames on the atlas name County Roscommon 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 Roscommon 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.

Breen Ó Braoin Gaelic sept · “descendant of Braon, 'sadness' or 'sorrow'” Also: Westmeath · Kerry Brennan Ó Braonáin Gaelic sept · “descendant of Braonán, 'little drop / sorrow'” Also: Kilkenny · Sligo Carty Ó Cárthaigh Gaelic sept · “descendant of Cárthach, 'loving'” Also: Tipperary · Clare Conlan Ó Conalláin / Ó Caoindealbháin Gaelic sept · “descendant of Conallán — a diminutive of Conall” Also: Tyrone · Meath Conroy Ó Maolchonaire Gaelic sept · “descendant of Maolchonaire, 'follower of Conaire'” Also: Clare Dillon Diolún Norman · “from de Leon” Also: Westmeath · Mayo Dolan Ó Dubhláin Gaelic sept · “descendant of Dobhailen” Also: Galway · Cavan Donnellan Ó Domhnalláin Gaelic learned family · “descendant of Domhnallán, a diminutive of Domhnall, 'world-ruler'” Also: Galway Duffy Ó Dubhthaigh Gaelic sept · “descendant of Dubhthach, 'the dark one'” Also: Monaghan · Donegal Fallon Ó Fallamhain Gaelic sept · “descendant of Fallamhan, 'leader'” Also: Galway Finnerty Ó Fionnachta Gaelic sept · “descendant of Fionnachta, 'fair-snow'” Also: Galway Flanagan Ó Flannagáin Gaelic sept · “descendant of Flannagán, 'little red one'” Also: Fermanagh · Offaly Flynn Ó Floinn Gaelic sept · “descendant of Flann, 'ruddy'” Also: Cork · Antrim French de Fréins Norman · “'the Frenchman'” Also: Galway · Wexford Garrahy Mag Fhearadhaigh Gaelic sept · “son of Fearadhach, 'manly'” Also: Tyrone · Antrim Geraghty Mag Oireachtaigh Gaelic sept · “son of Oireachtach, 'member of an assembly'” Also: Galway Grogan Ó Gruagáin Gaelic sept · “descendant of Gruagán — from gruag, hair, or grúg, fierceness” Hanley Ó hÁinle Gaelic sept · “descendant of Áinle, 'beauty' or 'hero'” Kelly Ó Ceallaigh Gaelic sept · “descendant of Ceallach, 'bright-headed' or 'strife'” Also: Galway · Meath Kenny Ó Cionnaith Gaelic sept · “descendant of Cionnaith” Also: Galway Keogh Mac Eochaidh Gaelic learned family · “son of Eochaidh — from each, 'horse'” Also: Tipperary · Wicklow Kiernan Mac Tighearnáin Gaelic sept · “son of Tighearnán, 'little lord'” Also: Cavan · Fermanagh Lavin Ó Láimhín Gaelic sept · “a corruption of Ó Flaithimhín” Also: Mayo Lenihan Ó Léanacháin Gaelic sept · “descendant of Léanachán, 'mantled, cloaked'” MacDermot Mac Diarmada Gaelic dynasty · “son of Diarmaid” Also: Sligo Mannion Ó Mainnín Gaelic sept · “descendant of Mainnín — perhaps the same as Mainchín” Also: Galway McCormack Mac Cormaic Gaelic sept · “son of Cormac, 'charioteer'” Also: Longford · Dublin McDonagh Mac Donnchadha Gaelic sept · “son of Donnchadh” Also: Sligo · Galway McManus Mac Mághnais Gaelic sept · “son of Magnus — from Latin magnus, 'great'” Also: Fermanagh Molloy Ó Maolmhuaidh Gaelic sept · “descendant of Maolmhuadh, 'noble chief'” Also: Offaly Monaghan Ó Manacháin Gaelic sept · “descendant of Manachán, 'little monk'” Mooney Ó Maonaigh Gaelic sept · “descendant of Maonach” Also: Sligo · Galway Moran Ó Móráin Gaelic sept · “descendant of Mórán, 'the great one'” Also: Mayo · Leitrim Mulhern Ó Maoilchiaráin Gaelic sept · “descendant of the servant of St Ciarán” Also: Westmeath · Donegal Mulvihill Ó Maoilmhichil Gaelic sept · “descendant of the servant of St Michael” Also: Kerry · Limerick Murray Ó Muireadhaigh / Mac Muireadhaigh Gaelic sept & Scots · “descendant of Muireadhach, 'seafarer / lord'” Also: Down · Donegal Naughton Ó Neachtain Gaelic sept · “descendant of Neachtan — an old name linked to water” Also: Galway · Clare Neary Ó Náradhaigh Gaelic sept · “descendant of Náradach, 'good, noble'” Also: Mayo · Louth O'Connor Ó Conchobhair Gaelic dynasty · “descendant of Conchobhar, 'lover of hounds'” Also: Sligo · Kerry · Offaly Shanley Mac Seanlaoich Gaelic sept · “son of the old hero” Also: Leitrim Sharkey Ó Searcaigh Gaelic sept · “descendant of Searcach, 'loving'” Also: Tyrone · Donegal Tighe Ó Taidhg Gaelic sept · “descendant of Tadhg, 'poet'” Also: Mayo · Wicklow

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