Posts tagged "Ireland"

White

White Coat of ArmsThe surname White can be of Norman,English,Scottish or Irish origin.The name has three possible origins.The most usual is as a nickname,from the Old English hwit,meaning ‘white’,denoting a person of fair hair or complexion.It was common both before Read more…


Wallace

Wallace Coat of ArmsThe name Wallace originates from Scotland, Ireland and England. It is a name for a Celt, from the Anglo Norman French word ‘waleis’ (from a Germanic cognate of the Old English word ‘wealh’ menining foreign). In different parts of the British Isles Read more…


Tate

Tate Coat of ArmsThe name ‘Tate’ originates from England. It is derived from the Old English personal name ‘Tata’, possibly a short form of the various compound names with the obscure first element ‘tat’, or else a nursery formation. This surname is widespread and co Read more…


Sullivan

Sullivan Coat of ArmsThe surname Sullivan is of Irish origin.It is one of the most Irish of names,being the third most common surname in Ireland;behind Murphy and Kelly.The name is an anglicised form of O’Suileabhain ‘descendant of Suileabhan’,a personal name composed of Read more…


Sullevan

Sullevan Coat of ArmsThe surname Sullevan is of Irish origin.It is one of the most Irish of names,being the third most common surname in Ireland;behind Murphy and Kelly.The name is an anglicised form of O’Suileabhain ‘descendant of Suileabhan’,a personal name composed of Read more…


Smith

Smith Coat of ArmsOne of the most common names in the English speaking world and archetypally the most English of surnames; though it can be both of Irish and Scottish descent. The name sprung up in a multitude of locations,in fact wherever there was a smith,armourer Read more…


Soolivan

Soolivan Coat of ArmsThe surname Soolivan is of Irish origin.It is one of the most Irish of names,being the third most common surname in Ireland;behind Murphy and Kelly.The name is an anglicised form of O’Suileabhain ‘descendant of Suileabhan’,a personal name composed of Read more…


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