M(a)cLaughlin is the most common Anglicized form of Mac Lochlainn, a masculine surname of Irish origin. The feminine form of the surname is Nic Lochlainn. The literal meaning of the name is "son of Lochlann". Note that Mc is simply a contraction of Mac, which is also truncated to M' . Thus, MacLaughlin, McLaughlin and M'Laughlin are the same Anglicism, the latter two merely contractions of the first.
Donohoe or O'Donohoe is an Irish surname, reduced Anglicized form of GaelicÓ Donnchadha ‘descendant of Donnchadh’, a personal name, composed of the elements donn = ‘brown-haired man’ or ‘chieftain’ + cath = ‘battle’.
Mac Diarmada, also spelled Mac Diarmata, is an Irish surname, and the surname of the ruling dynasty of Moylurg, a kingdom that existed in Connacht from the 10th to 16th centuries. The last ruling king was Tadhg mac Diarmata, who ruled until 1585.
Mulholland or Mullholland is a surname. Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Maolchalann ‘descendant of Maolchalann’, a personal name meaning ‘chief of the calends’,
Critchley is an Anglo-Saxon surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Mullin is a surname of Irish origin. Notable people with the name include:
Littell, Littel or Litel is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Maddux is an English surname. It is a variant of Maddox. Notable people with the surname include:
Diarmaid is a masculine given name in the Irish language, which has historically been anglicized as Jeremiah or Jeremy, names with which it is etymologically unrelated. The name Dimity might have been used as a feminine English equivalent of the name in Ireland. Earlier forms of the name include Diarmit and Diarmuit. Variations of the name include Diarmait and Diarmuid. Anglicised forms of the name include Dermody, Dermot and Dermod. Mac Diarmata, anglicised McDermott and similar, is the patronymic and surname derived from the personal name. The exact etymology of the name is debated. There is a possibility that the name is derived in part from dí, which means "without"; and either from airmit, which means "injunction", or airmait, which means "envy". The Irish name later spread to Scotland where in Scottish Gaelic the form of the name is Diarmad; Anglicised forms of this name include Diarmid and Dermid.
Kelleher is an anglicized spelling of the Irish surname derived from Ó Céileachair, meaning "descendant of Céileachar"; Céileachar as a personal name means "spouse-loving", "companion dear", or "lover of company". Other anglicized spellings include "Kelliher", "Kellegher" and "Keller".
Hurley is an English and Irish surname. It is a habitational name derived from Old English hyrne 'corner' plus leah 'woodland clearing'. In Ireland it is anglicised from the Gaelic Ó hUrthuile 'descendant of Urthuile', a Munster family of the Dál gCais.
Lucey is an Irish, British, American and Canadian surname. Lucey has two distinct possible origins: of Norman origins derived from Latin personal name Lucius; of Gaelic origins derived from Old Gaelic Ó Luasaigh, anciently Mac Cluasaigh. Alternative spellings are: Lucie, Luci, Luce. Lucey is also a toponomastic name in France.
Seaver is a surname, and may refer to:
Kiely is an Irish surname. It is either the Anglicized form of Ó Cadhla or a variant of Keeley. Notable people with the surname are:
Dickey is a Scottish surname, nickname, and given name. It may refer to:
Coffey is an Irish surname, from Ó Cobhthaigh. Notable people with the surname include:
Law is a surname, of English, Scottish, Cantonese, or Chinese origin. In Scotland, the surname means dweller at the low; as in a hill. Another origin of the surname is a contraction of Lawrence, or Lawson.
Honan, is an Irish surname, possibly originating in County Clare.
The surname Troy is anglicised from the following surnames:
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