STEAFÁN - Irish Names and Surnames (2024)

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What is the Irish version of Stephen? ›

Steabhán, Stíofán, Stiofán — Irish.

O'Cleary or O'Clery (Irish: Ó Cléirigh) is the surname of a Gaelic Irish family. It is the oldest recorded surname in Europe — dating back to 916 AD — and is cognate with cleric and clerk. The O'Clearys are a sept of the Uí Fiachrach dynasty.

Lonn. Lonn is a famous Irish Last name meaning, 'strong, warlike'.

Many are very familiar to American ears: Finn, Liam, Riley, Aiden, Caitlin, Quinn, and more. Other Irish names, such as Niamh and Cormac, are less used in this country. But even more-obscure Irish names are on the rise – Maeve and Niall, for example. Many Irish names originate from place names.

With the advent of the Gaelic Orthographic Conventions, Steaphan became Steafan in Scottish Gaelic. Stiofán is the correct Irish spelling of the name.

MacStèaphain (Scottish Gaelic) Stephen is a sept of the clan MacTavish.

Some may even say Murphy is the most Irish name ever, as it's currently the most common surname in the country. Many Irish family names have both anglicised and Gaelic equivalents. Most of them also carry a deeper historical meaning.

Murphy. The most common of all Irish names, the Murphy surname can be found in all four provinces.

Names such as: Cotter, Dromgoole, Doyle, Jennings, Lappin, Higgins, McLaughlin, McManus, Halpin, Swan, Grimes, Sweetman, Storey, Hendrick, O'Rourke, Cosgrave, Kitt, Broderick, Kirby, Hewson, Dolphin and Coppinger would all be modern-day Irish surnames of Viking descent.

The RTFHS website includes lists of surnames that frequently occur in the Gypsy and Traveller community. Gypsy surnames which occur in Surrey include Cooper, Matthews, Ayres, Smith, Green, Taylor, Williams, Brazil, Shepherd, Beaney, Chapman and Scott among others.

What are undesirable Irish surnames? ›

A whistleblower disclosed in 2020 that Pontins had been using a blacklist of “undesirable guests” comprising 40 Irish surnames, as part of a policy of refusing bookings by Travellers. The names included Connors, Doherty, Gallagher, McDonagh, O'Brien, O'Donoghue and O'Reilly.

The O'Neills were perhaps the greatest of the Irish clans, whose origins date back as far as the 10th century and whose lineage includes two High Kings of Ireland. Hugh O'Neill became leader of the clan in 1595 and as such was known as The O'Neill.

Sorcha. Meaning “radiant, bright,” Sorcha might be the most beautiful Irish name for girls, though it originates from Scottish Gaelic. In Ireland, it's sometimes anglicized as Sarah, or as Clara in Scotland.

' Grainne - Derived from the Irish word 'gráinne,' meaning 'grain' or 'love. '

The name Stephens was often anglicized from its original Gaelic form, which could have been Mac Stiofán or Ó Stiofáin.

Meaning:Crown; Wreath. Steven is a baby boy name of British and Greek origins.

Étienne, a French analog of Stephen or Steven, is a masculine given name. An archaic variant of the name, prevalent up to the mid-17th century, is Estienne.