The Surnames of County Tipperary
Here are the surnames of County Tipperary! Names supplied by our readers – their ancestors came from County Tipperary originally.
Is your County Tipp name here? If not – let me know what you want to add in the comment section below.
Names are:
Ahern, Aylward, Bannon, Barry, Beary, Blake, Bonney, Browne, Brunnock, Burgess, Butler, Cahill, Cain, Carney, Carroll, Coady, Coffey, Colue, Coughlin, Cummings, Daley, Daly, Dempsey, Doherty, Donnelly, Donovan, Dwyer, Egan, Emerson, Fannons, Field, Flynn, Fogarty, Galligan, Gaynor, Giltinane, Gleason, Gleeson, Hawkes, Hawkins, Hayes, Hogan, Houlihan, Hyland, Kennedy, Keogh, Kirwan, Lahy, Lanigan, Lonergan, Long, Luttrell, Lynch, Mackey, Madden, Maher, Maloughny, McGrath, Meagher, Meara, Mooney, Nolan, O’Bannon, O’Brien, O’Donnell, O’Dwyer, O’Gorman, O’Halloran, O’Mara, O’Meara, O’Neill, O’Sullivan, Pendergrast, Purcell, Purtill, Quinlan, Rockett, Roughan, Ryan, Shea, Smeltzer, Talbot, Tobin, Torpey, Tracy, Walsh
And this is a picture of the wonderful Cahir Castle in Cahir, County Tipperary.
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My Britt, Brett and Crotty families lived in Clonmel.
I have you down for a lot of other names – Mary – these ones now added 🙂
HI Mary,
We may be related. My ancestors are Patrick, John, Michael Britt from the Clonmel, Clonagam area, Look me up on FaceBook, I’ll give you my email address.
Dianne Britt
Also, Moloney and Lloyd families lived in County Tipperary.
These ones added too – Mike.
Fennessy please. I know my line came from Tipperary. 🙂
Name now added to list Pamela 🙂 Mike.
My Dad said our Scullys were from Tipperary. They sailed from Cork, is that nearby?
Cork is just to the south of Tipperary Peggy. Mike.
What about English
Added Breda. Mike.
And Clancy
Now added Breda. Mike.
Tucker (O’Tuachair)
Tucker now in Tracy. Mike.
Thank you…!!!
My grandmother, Jane Houlihan, came from County Cork. Do you have any background information on Houlihan?
Hi Kathleen – the spelling “Houlihan” is the one you get in Munster. Its from the Irish “Ó hUallacháin” which is derived from the word “proud”. Mike.
Hi Mike, my Greatgrandfather Michael O’Mara born about 1837 came to the U.S. before 1865 but not much is known about him. I have been told the name comes from the Tipperary area. Any information on the name?
Hi Richard,
O’Mara/Meara actually comes from County Tipperary originally. Mike.
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My Grandfather was a Webster born in Kilcooley Tipperary, the majority of his family were from Kilcooley, The Commons, Thurles. The earliest year that I have found regarding my ancestors is for 1803 and the places Buolick and Bolintlea.
Hi Karen – your Webster now added to the list. Mike.
My 2nd great grandparents were- John Mulleen and Catherine Prendeville, they were married in Fermoy, county Cork Dec. 19, 1851. John Mulleens father was Hardy Mulleen and Catherine’s father was Thomas Prendeville.
my 3rd great grandparents James Green , born 1790 and Catherine Rafter, born 1803 were married in Kilkenny Nov. 1, 1820. They had 10 children all born in Ireland, one of which was Cecelia Bridget Green, born 1825, who is my g,g grandmother, she married Thomas Shannon also from Ireland born 1820
My 1st great grandparents were John Gleason and Mary Sullivan, family says they also came from County Cork, Mary’s parents were Jeremiah and Ellen Sullivan, I have no other information on them.
I cannot find any other information on any of them.
Thanks
Patricia Foster
My “Slattery” Family was from Lisronagh, County Tipperary. My G-G Grandfather, Patrick John Slattery, was born in 1839. His baptism and the baptism of his siblings were recorded in the St. John the Baptist Church at Lisronagh. Thanks!
Please add the surname, Fennessy (O Fianusa} to your Tipperary list. Many Fennessys in Cashal and Clonmel.
My great, great grandfather, Charles Michael Costillo, was born in County Tiperrary in 1832. His name was spelled “Castillo” until he came to the United States, where it changed due to a spelling error.
One of my ancestral lines were Cannaday. My research says that it is a form of or derived from the surname of Kennedy. Can you tell me if there are Cannaday’s in Ireland and in what county the may be found? My DNA for ethnicity show that I am 34% Irish.
I have been able to trace my great grandmothers family, Meagher several generations. Would love any info on that surname you might have. Thanks!!!
Looking for James Torpey b. c. 1844 to Patrick Torpey & Alice Drohan in Carrick-on-Suir. Immigrated to Philadelphia about 1865, but cannot find any records in the region before his arrival in the US other than his parents names which were detailed on his Pennsylvania Death Certificate. He married Catherine “Kate” Hickey shortly after landing in Philadelphia. Her surname was commonly intertwined with the Torpey family as well in Ireland. I can find other siblings before and after James’ birth, but no birth or baptismal records specifically for him. Any help would be appreciated.
Hello!! looking for information on Hanley’s in the early 1800s that immigrated to the u.s. from Spring Hill. also, some Hanleys from Bansha, inn county Tipperary. Hope you are having a fabulous day!!
Using the Irish Catholic Parish Registers at Ancestry.com, I learned that our name in Ireland was Mara. An 1812 baptism record for my ancestors John Mara and Catherine Carroll’s daughter Honor (Diocese of Cashel & Emly, Templemore) describes John Mara as “farmer, Killea.”
My Tipperary ancestors were the Norrises
My Tipperary ancestors were the O’Donnells and the McGraths
My ancester William Christopher came to newfoundland in late 1700s. His cousins were dees and Donnelly’s. Are these surnames still there??
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O’Neill from Barrowhouse Townland, near Athy
I am trying to find information on my Grandfathelr Daniel Coughlin who came from Thurles Tipperary to US just before blizard of 88 He had two sisters one married a Brown think there was a OBrian name if family
Have you seen these steps Beatrice? https://www.aletterfromireland.com/3-steps-to-tracing-your-irish-ancestry-back-to-ireland/
Young ( as per the Young’s Point cairn located near Apsley, Ontario, Canada)
Thanks for sharing with us.
My surname is Tippery. Is that likely a derivation from Tipperary?