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Surnames from County Tyrone

27 surnames on the atlas name County Tyrone 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 Tyrone 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.

Campbell Mac Cathmhaoil (adopted) Scottish (gallowglass & planter) · “cam beul, 'crooked mouth'” Also: Antrim · Down Carolan Ó Cearbhalláin Gaelic sept · “descendant of Cearbhallán, 'little Cearbhall'” Also: Cavan · Monaghan · Donegal Conlan Ó Conalláin / Ó Caoindealbháin Gaelic sept · “descendant of Conallán — a diminutive of Conall” Also: Roscommon · Meath Cooney Ó Cuana Gaelic sept · “descendant of Cuana” Also: Galway · Clare Devlin Ó Doibhilin Gaelic sept · “descendant of Doibhilean” Also: Derry / Londonderry Donnelly Ó Donnghaile Gaelic sept · “descendant of Donnghal, 'brown valour'” Garrahy Mag Fhearadhaigh Gaelic sept · “son of Fearadhach, 'manly'” Also: Roscommon · Antrim Gormley Ó Goirmleaghaigh Gaelic sept · “descendant of Goirmshleaghach, 'blue-spearman'” Also: Donegal · Derry / Londonderry Hamill Ó hÁdhmaill Gaelic sept · “descendant of Ádhmall, 'quick, ready, active'” Also: Armagh Hughes Mac Aodha / Ó hAodha Gaelic sept · “son (or descendant) of Aodh, 'fire'” Also: Armagh · Galway Laverty Ó Laithbheartaigh Gaelic sept · “descendant of Flaithbheartach” Also: Derry / Londonderry · Antrim · Donegal Loughran Ó Luchaireáin Gaelic sept · “descendant of Luchaireán, 'bright, glittering'” Also: Armagh Lunney Ó Luinigh Gaelic sept · “descendant of Luineach” Also: Fermanagh Martin Mac Giolla Mháirtín / Máirtín Gaelic sept & Norman tribe · “devotee of St Martin” Also: Galway McGale Mac Cathail / Mac Cathmhaoil Gaelic sept · “son of Cathal, 'battle-mighty' — or of Cathmhaol, 'battle-chief'; the authorities differ” McKenna Mac Cionaoith Gaelic sept · “son of Cionaoth” Also: Monaghan McNally Mac Con Allaidh Gaelic sept · “son of Cú Allaidh, 'the wild hound' — the wolf” Also: Armagh · Monaghan Mulgrew Ó Maolchraoibhe Gaelic sept · “descendant of Maolchraoibhe, 'chief of Craobh'” Also: Down · Armagh O'Hagan Ó hAodhagáin Gaelic sept · “descendant of Aodhagán, a diminutive of Aodh, 'fire'” Also: Armagh O'Neill Ó Néill Gaelic dynasty · “descendant of Niall (Glúndub)” Also: Antrim · Armagh Quinn Ó Cuinn Gaelic sept · “descendant of Conn, 'chief'” Also: Clare · Longford Rafferty Ó Raithbheartaigh Gaelic sept · “a corruption of Ó Robhartaigh” Also: Donegal · Louth Sharkey Ó Searcaigh Gaelic sept · “descendant of Searcach, 'loving'” Also: Donegal · Roscommon Stewart Stíobhard Ulster Scots · “steward of the royal household” Also: Antrim · Derry / Londonderry Taggart Mac an tSagairt Gaelic sept · “son of the priest” Also: Antrim · Down Traynor Mac Thréinfhir Gaelic sept · “son of Tréanfhear, 'champion' — literally 'strong man'” Also: Armagh · Monaghan Wilson — Ulster Scots / English · “son of Will” Also: Antrim · Down

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