Cronin is derived from the Irish surname Ó Cróinín which originated in County Cork, and the Old Irish word crón, meaning saffron-colored. The Cronin family have been prominent in politics and the arts in Ireland, the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom since the nineteenth century.
Naughton is an Irish Gaelic surname derived from the name Ó Neachtain meaning 'descendant of Nechtan'. A Sept of the Dal gCais of the same stock as Quinn and Hartigan where located in Inchiquin Barony, County Clare.
Atkin is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Currie is a surname in the English language. The name has numerous origins.
Halpin is an Irish surname. It is an Anglicized form of the Gaelic patronymic Ó hAlpín, meaning 'descendant of Alpin'. Other Anglicized versions of the surname include Halfpenny and Halpenny, and these variants were often used interchangeably prior to widespread literacy in Ireland. For example, the registers of St Peter's Catholic Church, Drogheda, Louth record the variations Halpin, Halfpenny, and Halpenny used throughout the 18th and 19th centuries for demonstrably related individuals.
Toner is a surname in English and Turkish. In English, it is an anglicisation of the Gaelic name Ó Tomhrair, meaning a "descendant of Tomhrar". Notable people with the surname include:
Yeates is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Spedding is a surname, and may refer to:
Redd is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Decker is a surname of German origin. Notable people with the surname include:
Clare is a surname of English or Irish origin. The name is most often derived from the titular de Clare first held by Richard fitz Gilbert, a Welsh lord from a Norman family, who took it from Clare, Suffolk. The name is also prevalent among families of Irish origin, both from de Clare and from etymologically unrelated place names such as Clare County, Clare Island and River Clare in Ireland which attests to a long historical relationship with those places.
Andrew is sometimes used as a surname. It is derived from the given name Andrew.
Sheridan is an Anglicized version of the Irish surname O'Sirideáin, originating in Co Longford, Ireland. In Irish, it means grandson or descendant of Sheridan.
Agnew is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
McEvoy is an Irish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Hennessy is an Irish surname, being the anglicised form of Ó hAonghusa.
Carney is an Irish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Dikkers is a surname of English origin, referring to a dike or ditch maker. It appears dating back to 1229. Variations include Dikker, Dicker, Decker, Deeker, Dyker, and Ditcher.
Kearney or Kearneys is an Irish surname.
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