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400+ Irish Last Names (With Meanings and Popularity)
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Macauly
Macauly is a masculine name primarily recognized as a spelling variant of Macaulay, which originated as a Scottish and Irish surname before transitioning to occasional first-name usage. Derived from…
Macawlay
Macawlay is a masculine name that appears to be a variant spelling of Macaulay, a Scottish surname derived from the Gaelic 'Mac Amhalghaidh,' meaning 'son of Amhalghaidh.' The original Gaelic name…
Maccauley
Maccauley is a masculine name with Scottish and Irish origins, representing a variant spelling of Macaulay or McCauley. These names derive from the Gaelic 'Mac Amhalghaidh,' meaning 'son of…
Mackey
Mackey is a masculine name that originated as a surname derived from the Gaelic Mac Aodha, meaning "son of Aodh" or "son of Hugh." Aodh was a popular Irish and Scottish name meaning "fire." As a…
Madigan
Irish
"little dog"
An unusual, energetic surname choice that would make a good Madison alternative. Madigan was a typical police detective series of the 1970s, starring Richard Widmark.
Madigan
Irish
"little dog"
A jovial and jaunty Irish name, the title of a long-gone TV crime drama, this would make an appealing choice. Slight downside: Maddy is already a mega-popular nickname for Madeline/Madelyn and…
Magee
Irish
"son of Hugh"
Magee became one of the first gender-bending Irish surname names so popular today thanks to New York television newswoman Magee Hickey. In case you don't know, the g is hard, as in Maggie, but with…
Magee
Irish
"son of Hugh"
Magee has a broad and bouncy appeal for the sons of anyone from Adam to Zachary.
Maguire
Irish
"son of the beige one"
Although Maguire is such a prominent Irish surname —it ranks in the Top 40 in the Emerald Isle —this lively and cheerful family name has rarely been used as a first, unlike more familiar…
Malloy
More obscure Irish surname-name, also spelled Molloy, that's prime for use.
Malone
Irish surname
"devotee of St. John"
A stylish sounding last name, similar to Marlowe in sound and Murphy in style, Malone is a gender neutral choice in the US that has leaned just slightly feminine in recent years. Adapted from the…
Malone
Irish
"a devotee of Saint John"
Classic Irish surname with a lot of character and some interesting associations: the title character of a Samuel Beckett novel and basketball great Karl Malone. Malone is a popular name for baby boys…
Maloney
Irish
"devotee of the church"
Too close to baloney.
Manning
Irish surname
"monk"
For football fans who have decided Peyton has become too feminine. Or they could look to brother Eli for inspiration.
Mcafee
Irish and Scottish surname
"son of Duibhshíth"
Ryan Murphy used the name McAfee on a supporting character in his TV series The Politician , which introduced it as a usable baby name.
Mcafee
Irish and Scottish surname
"son of Duibhshíth"
Although highly associated with the internet security company, McAfee joined the reams of possible baby names when it was used for the female character McAfee Westbrook in the Netflix series The…
Mccabe
Irish, patronymic from the word for cape or hat
McCabe is an Irish patronymic surname that originated with Scottish mercenaries in Ireland who wore distinctive hats -- or cabas, which is also the name for capes.
Mccanna
Irish surname
"son of the wolf cub"
Gary Sinise chose this Mc name for his late son McCanna, called Mac, in 1990, before Irish and Scottish surnames beginning with Mc or Mac became common as first names. Mac Sinise passed away from a…
Mccarey
Mccarey is an uncommon feminine given name with Irish and Scottish Gaelic origins. Derived from the surname McCarey or McCary, which itself comes from the Gaelic 'Mac Fhearadhaigh,' meaning 'son of…
Mccarey
Mccarey is a masculine name derived from Irish and Scottish Gaelic surnames, representing an Anglicized form of Mac Fhearadhaigh, meaning 'son of Fearadhach' (a personal name meaning 'manly' or…