Mick is a masculine given name or nickname, usually a short form (hypocorism) of Michael. Because of its popularity in Ireland, it is often used in England, the United Kingdom in general, English-speaking North America, and Australia as a derogatory term or ethnic slur for an Irish person or a person of Irish descent, particularly ethnic Irish Catholics. In Australia, the meaning also broadened to include any Roman Catholic. A colloquial but possibly false etymology also attributes the origin of the anti-Irish slur to the prevalence of Irish surnames containing the patronymic prefix "Mc-" ; whether this patronym significantly contributed to the development of the ethnic slur is debated, but the prevalence of the first name or nickname "Mick" among Irish people is considered by etymologists to be the primary origin of the slur.
Sharkey is a surname of Irish origin. Notable people with the surname include:
Papp is a Hungarian surname. It can refer to:
James Dundee is an Australian-born American professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with the United States Wrestling Association (USWA), the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) and World Championship Wrestling (WCW) under the ring name J. C. Ice as one-half of the tag team PG-13. He is also known for his appearances on the independent circuit under the ring name Jamie Dundee.
Costello is a surname of both Italian and Irish origin.
Creed is an English surname. At the time of the British Census of 1881, its frequency was highest in Somerset, followed by Gloucestershire, Dorset, Kent, Oxfordshire, Norfolk, Warwickshire, London, Buckinghamshire and Wiltshire.
Irwin is an Irish, Scottish, and English surname stemming from the surname Eoforwine, a combination of the Old English words for boar and friend. Notable people with the surname include:
Coulthard is an English surname. It derives as an occupational surname, for somebody who works with horses, from Old English colt and hierde (herdsman). Its variations include Coulthart, Colthart, Coltart, Coltherd, Colthert.
Ritter is a surname of German origin, and may refer to:
The surname Wolfe may refer to:
The surname Monaghan is a family name originating from the province of Connacht in Ireland. Mostly a last name.
Iorio is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Steve Rackman is an English-born Australian actor and professional wrestler, best known for his role as Donk in the film Crocodile Dundee. In his professional wrestling career, he wrestled under the ring name of Steve 'Crusher' Rackman. Rackman was born in the United Kingdom, and worked as a doorman before he became a professional wrestler. He migrated to Australia in his teens, where he wrestled for World Championship Wrestling (Australia) on the channel Nine Network from 1973 to 1978.
Wight is a surname. It is an older English spelling of either Wright (surname) or White (surname), or perhaps denoted an inhabitant of the Isle of Wight.
Epton is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Bonin is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
In some cases the surname Gunn is derived from the Old Norse masculine personal name Gunnr. In other cases it may be derived from the Old Norse feminine personal name Gunnhildr.
Maughan is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Morrissey is an Irish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Parisi is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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