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Celtic  Surnames Family History Resources

Surnames, their origin and their meaning

Many surnames are associated with the place/locality of where the family lived and in those cases the location is noted as the meaning.
Many surnames are associated with the occupation of the person given the name.

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Surname		Origin	Meaning
Ackworth		Celtic	Oak Tree Estate or Ford
Ahern		Celtic	Ech Tighern = Horse-Lord
Aird		Celtic	Tall, exalted, noble
Aiston		Celtic	East Farmstead or village
Allenby		Celtic	Allen's dwelling or farm
Alloway		Celtic	Wild Field
Anwell		Celtic	Beloved, dear
Ardal		Celtic	ar, upon, and dol or dal, a vale, on the vale
Ardgall		Celtic	ar, upon, and dol or dal, a vale, on the vale
Bain		Celtic	Whiteness, fairness
Balfe		Celtic	Dumb, quiet
Balgowan		Celtic	The place of the smith
Balloch		Celtic	Dweller at a Gap or Pass
Bannan		Celtic	O'Banan, descendant of Banan, white, fair
Bard		Celtic	bawr, a top or summit, the highest; and eidde or oidde, instructor
Baron		Celtic	man
Barron		Celtic	Man
Blair		Celtic	a cleared plain
Caffery		Celtic	MacGafraidh
Caffrey		Celtic	MacGafraidh
Caffrie		Celtic	MacGafraidh
Cahill		Celtic	Descendant of Cathal = Warrior
Caine		Celtic	Fair; Bright
Caird		Celtic	Smith, Tinker
Cale		Celtic	Thin, Slender
Caley		Celtic	Thin, Slender
Callagan		Celtic	War; Warrior
Callan		Celtic	MacAllan
Dally		Celtic	Councillor
Daly		Celtic	Councillor
Dalzel		Celtic	dail dal, a field + doubtful
Dalzell		Celtic	dail dal, a field + doubtful
Dana		Celtic	bold, daring
Dargue		Celtic	dearg, red
Darroch		Celtic	Oak-Wood darach
Darvell		Celtic	dair, an oak; the doubtful
Darville		Celtic	dair, an oak; the doubtful
Darwen		Celtic	Derwennydd, from derwen, an oak
Dee		Celtic	dubh, black water
Dempsey		Celtic	Proud
Denbeigh		Celtic	Little Hill-Fort
Denbigh		Celtic	Little Hill-Fort
Desmond		Celtic	South Munster
Devaney		Celtic	dubh, black + annach, anger, strife
Devenny		Celtic	dubh, black + annach, anger, strife
Devin		Celtic	Poet, Savant
Devine		Celtic	Poet, Savant
Dew		Celtic	du, black, dark
Dewar		Celtic	Brave, Bold; Hero
Dewer		Celtic	Brave, Bold; Hero
Dewin		Celtic	Diviner, Wizard
Dewing		Celtic	Diviner, Wizard
Diarmaid		Celtic	God-Of-Arms
Macaula		Celtic	The son of the rock
Macauley		Celtic	son of the rock
Mace		Celtic	son of the rock
McFadden		Celtic	son of Faddan
McKibben		Celtic	Mac, son, and Ceobbinn, the top of the hill
McNamara		Celtic	Mac, son, and cu-marra or or con-marra, the hero of the sea
Mochrie		Celtic	mo, my, and chree, dear
Owen		Celtic	The good offspring
Camlin		Celtic	cam, crooked + linn, pool
Camm		Celtic	Crooked, Deformed, One-eyed
Canavan		Celtic	Black Head
Cant		Celtic	Kent
Carberry		Celtic	Charioteer
Carbery		Celtic	Charioteer
Carbry		Celtic	Charioteer
Carbury		Celtic	Charioteer
Cargill		Celtic	White Fort
Carlile		Celtic	caer, a fort
Carlisle		Celtic	caer, a fort
Carlow		Celtic	Quadruple Lake Cetherloch - cether, four; loch, lake
Carlyle		Celtic	caer, a fort
Carlyon		Celtic	the Fort of the Legion
Carn		Celtic	a Cairn
Carnegie		Celtic	the Fort of the Gap
Carney		Celtic	Warrior, Soldier
Carnie		Celtic	Warrior, Soldier
Carr		Celtic	caer, a fort
Carrick		Celtic	a Crag, Rock
Carrothers		Celtic	Stronghold of Ruther
Carruthers		Celtic	Stronghold of Ruther
Carthew		Celtic	Cardew
Carvey		Celtic	Cearrbhach, Gambler, Gamester
Casey		Celtic	Brave
Cashen		Celtic	Crooked
Cashin		Celtic	Crooked
Cashlin		Celtic	Little Castle
Caslin		Celtic	Little Castle
Cassin		Celtic	Crooked
Cassy		Celtic	Brave
Caulay		Celtic	Macaulay
Cauley		Celtic	Macaulay
Caulie		Celtic	Macaulay
Cavanagh		Celtic	Caemh + an, gentle, handsome
Cavanah		Celtic	Caemh + an, gentle, handsome
Cavannah		Celtic	Caemh + an, gentle, handsome
Caven		Celtic	Fine, Handsome
Cayley		Celtic	Thin, Slender
Dinmore		Celtic	Great Hill-Fort
Dinwiddie		Celtic	Dinwoodie Dumfries
Dinwiddy		Celtic	Dinwoodie Dumfries
Dinwoodie		Celtic	Dinwoodie Dumfries
Dockerty		Celtic	Dochartach - dochart, a difficulty
Dollar		Celtic	dal, a dale, field: ar, ploughed land
Doller		Celtic	dal, a dale, field: ar, ploughed land
Don		Celtic	Brown Complexion or Hair
Donaghan		Celtic	Brown Complexion or Hair
Donaghie		Celtic	Brown Warrior
Donaghy		Celtic	Brown Warrior
Donal		Celtic	Domin-us, a lord
Donavan		Celtic	Dark-Brown Complexion or Hair
Donegan		Celtic	Brown Complexion or Hair
Doneghan		Celtic	Brown Complexion or Hair
Donel		Celtic	Domin-us, a lord
Donn		Celtic	Brown Complexion or Hair
Donnally		Celtic	Donnghalach - donn, brown + galach, brave
Donne		Celtic	Brown Complexion or Hair
Donnell		Celtic	Domin-us, a lord
Donnelly		Celtic	Donnghalach - donn, brown + galach, brave
Donnigan		Celtic	Brown Complexion or Hair
Donnison		Celtic	Don's/Donn's Son
Donnolly		Celtic	Brown - Brave
Donovan		Celtic	Dark-Brown Complexion or Hair
Donovon		Celtic	Dark-Brown Complexion or Hair
Donson		Celtic	Don's/Donn's Son
Doody		Celtic	Black Complexion or Hair
Doolan		Celtic	Black Complexion or Hair
Dooland		Celtic	Black Complexion or Hair
Dooley		Celtic	Dark - Complexioned Chief or Hero
Doon		Celtic	Black Complexion or Hair
Doonan		Celtic	Little Hill or Hill-Fort
Doone		Celtic	Black Complexion or Hair
Dow		Celtic	Dark or Black Complexion or Hair
Dowe		Celtic	Dark or Black Complexion or Hair
Dowling		Celtic	Dunlang - dun/dunn, brown + lang, a spear
Drennan		Celtic	Thornton Blackthorn
Drinan		Celtic	Thornton Blackthorn
Dromgole		Celtic	druim, a ridge + cuil, a corner
Dromgool		Celtic	druim, a ridge + cuil, a corner
Dron		Celtic	dronn, a back, rump
Dufferin		Celtic	dubh, black + thrian, a third part
Dugan		Celtic	Dark Complexion
Duggan		Celtic	Dark Complexion
Duggen		Celtic	Dark Complexion
Duggin		Celtic	Dark Complexion
Dugon		Celtic	Dark Complexion
Duignan		Celtic	Black Gennan
Shan		Celtic	shanty, an old house
Shane		Celtic	John
Slaven		Celtic	sliabh, a mountain, a mountaineer
Clague		Celtic	MacLiaigh = Son of the Leech, liagh, a leech, physician
Cleland		Celtic	Clay-Land
Cloney		Celtic	Clunie, = the Meadow
Clooney		Celtic	Clunie, = the Meadow
Cluney		Celtic	Clunie, = the Meadow
Clunie		Celtic	the Meadow
Clunn		Celtic	cluan, a meadow
Cluny		Celtic	Clunie, = the Meadow
Coad		Celtic	a Wood
Coade		Celtic	a Wood
Cochrane		Celtic	coch, red + rhan, a share, division
Coffee		Celtic	Victorious
Coffey		Celtic	Victorious
Cogan		Celtic	the Cup- or Bowl-Shaped Valley
Coggan		Celtic	the Cup- or Bowl-Shaped Valley
Coghlan		Celtic	Priest or Monk
Dunbabin		Celtic	Bebinn's Hill-Fort
Dunbavin		Celtic	Bebinn's Hill-Fort
Dunbebin		Celtic	Bebinn's Hill-Fort
Dunbevan		Celtic	Bebinn's Hill-Fort
Dunbobin		Celtic	Bebinn's Hill-Fort
Duncannon		Celtic	Conan's Hill-Fort
Dundonald		Celtic	Donald's Hill-Fort
Dunkin		Celtic	Duncan
Dunmore		Celtic	Great Hill-Fort
Durie		Celtic	durach or dobharach Watery Land
Durkin		Celtic	Stupid, Obstinate
Durnin		Celtic	Stupid, Obstinate
Durning		Celtic	Stupid, Obstinate
Dwyer		Celtic	O'Dwyer
Dyce		Celtic	Dye's Son
Eachan		Celtic	Little Horse
Eachen		Celtic	Little Horse
Flaherty		Celtic	A man of chieftain-like exploits
Sullivan		Celtic	suil, eye, and ban, fair
Colquite		Celtic	col, the neck, and coit, a wood
Colquitt		Celtic	col, the neck, and coit, a wood
Colquoit		Celtic	col, the neck, and coit, a wood
Coman		Celtic	personal names Coman, Comman, and Comaoine
Comman		Celtic	personal names Coman, Comman, and Comaoine
Common		Celtic	personal names Coman, Comman, and Comaoine
Conall		Celtic	Conflict
Conlan		Celtic	Hero
Conlay		Celtic	Connelly, Conflict
Conlin		Celtic	Hero
Conlon		Celtic	Hero
Conly		Celtic	Conflict
Connel		Celtic	Conflict
Connelly		Celtic	Conflict
Connley		Celtic	conal, love, friendship
Connoll		Celtic	Conflict
Conolly		Celtic	Conflict
Convey		Celtic	Conway Hound of the Plain
Coode		Celtic	Coade, a Wood
Corcoran		Celtic	Red Complexion
Cork		Celtic	Marsh corcach
Corke		Celtic	Marsh corcach
Corkish		Celtic	MacFhorcius
Cormac		Celtic	Son of the Chariot
Cormack		Celtic	Son of the Chariot
Cormick		Celtic	Son of the Chariot
Corran		Celtic	MacOran = Son of Oran
Corren		Celtic	MacOran = Son of Oran
Corrigan		Celtic	Mac Organ = Son of Organ
Corrin		Celtic	MacOran = Son of Oran
Costello		Celtic	Goisdealbhach = Proud Face
Coyle		Celtic	MacCathmhaoill = Son of Cathmaol = Battle-Slave
Craddock		Celtic	Caradawc, Cradawc, Caradoc, Caradog, caradog, from carad, endearment; cariad, love
Cradick		Celtic	Caradawc, Cradawc, Caradoc, Caradog, caradog, from carad, endearment; cariad, love
Craigie		Celtic	Rocky or Craggy
Croggan		Celtic	MacRogan
Croghan		Celtic	Conical Hill Gaelic cruachan
Crohan		Celtic	Conical Hill Gaelic cruachan
Crombie		Celtic	Crooked Field
Cromby		Celtic	Crooked Field
Cronin		Celtic	Brown, Swarthy
Croot		Celtic	Crooked
Crumplen		Celtic	Crooked Lake
Crumplin		Celtic	Crooked Lake
Cue		Celtic	Son of Hugh
Cullan		Celtic	Little Wood
Culley		Celtic	Wood
Cullin		Celtic	Little Wood
Culloch		Celtic	the Cock
Cully		Celtic	Wood
Culross		Celtic	Back of the Promontory
Curphey		Celtic	Sea-Warrior
Curran		Celtic	Hero, Champion
Curren		Celtic	Hero, Champion
Currey		Celtic	Hero, Champion
Currin		Celtic	Hero, Champion
Curwen		Celtic	White College
Curwin		Celtic	White College
Dacey		Celtic	Southerner
Dacy		Celtic	Southerner
Dailey		Celtic	Councillor
Daily		Celtic	Councillor
Daley		Celtic	Councillor
Dalgety		Celtic	dail dal, a field + gaothach, windy
Dalgleish		Celtic	Brook-Field
Dalgliesh		Celtic	Brook-Field
Dalglish		Celtic	Brook-Field
Dallas		Celtic	Waterfall-Field
Dalley		Celtic	Councillor
Kevin		Celtic	Coemhghin, the beautiful offspring

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