Surnames

Use the search below at the bottom of the page to find out more about your name and its various forms in Irish.

This search draws on information from the linguistic database of Irish-language surnames created by Gaois.ie. The database provides in-depth lexical and grammatical information regarding a selection of high-frequency surnames of Irish-language origin.  There are more than 1,000 surnames in the database at the moment.

You may find these other tools and resources useful also:

• ‘Gaelú‘ is a little utility that converts your name and surname into Irishversions, complete with Irish typography.
• A list of Irish names and surnames is available from Library Ireland, and also available online in original book form as ‘Irish Names and Surnames‘.
• ‘An Sloinnteoir Gaeilge agus an tAinmneoir’ is a comprehensive book of surnames translated from Irish/English and English/Irish.
• Online name mapping page for first and last names
• The etymology and history of first names