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Surnames from County Waterford

14 surnames on the atlas name County Waterford 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 Waterford 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.

Aylward Aighleart Norse-English · “æthel-weard, 'noble guardian'” Also: Kilkenny Comerford Comartún Norman · “from Comberford, Staffordshire” Also: Kilkenny Connery Ó Conaire Gaelic sept · “descendant of Conaire, 'keeper of the hound'” Also: Wexford Curran Ó Corráin Gaelic septs (several) · “descendant of Corrán” Also: Donegal · Kerry · Leitrim Deasy Déiseach Gaelic territorial · “'of the Déise' — a man of the Déise people” Also: Cork Foley Ó Foghladha Gaelic sept · “descendant of Foghlaidh — 'the plunderer'” Also: Kerry · Cork Kiely Ó Cadhla Gaelic sept · “descendant of Cadhla, 'graceful'” Also: Limerick McGrath Mac Craith Gaelic learned family · “son of Mac Raith, 'son of grace'” Also: Fermanagh · Clare Mulcahy Ó Maolchathaigh Gaelic sept · “descendant of the devotee of St Cathach ('battle')” Also: Tipperary · Limerick Power de Paor Norman · “le poer — 'the poor man' (a crusader's vow)” Wall de Bhál Norman · “du val — 'of the valley'” Also: Limerick · Carlow Wallace de Bhailís Norman-Welsh · “le waleis — 'the Welshman, the foreigner'” Also: Limerick · Dublin Walsh Breathnach Norman-Welsh · “'the Welshman' — soldiers who came with the Normans” Also: Kilkenny · Mayo Whelan Ó Faoláin Gaelic sept · “descendant of Faolán, 'little wolf'” Also: Kilkenny · Wexford

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