Alphabetical List of Irish Names: D
Irish Surnames | A-B | C | D | E-G | H-J | K-L | Mac | M-N | O | P-R | S-W
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| Name | Variants | In Irish | Location | Origin | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daly | Dawley O'Daly Daley | Ó Dálaigh | Widespread | Gaelic | Very old name; means "present at assemblies" and has the same origin as "Dail", which is the name for the Irish Parliament. |
| Dardis | Dublin, Kildare, Meath | Norman | From the Norman d'Ardis | ||
| Delany | Delane, Delaney | Ó Dubhshlaine | Widespread, Dublin, Laois | Gaelic | Means "of the black river Slaney". |
| Dempsey | Ó Diomasaigh | Laois, Offaly | Gaelic | Means "proud". | |
| Devine | Davin, Devane, Devin, Downes | Ó Daimhin | Cavan, Dublin, Louth, Tyrone | Gaelic | Means "poet or storyteller". . . |
| Devlin | Ó Doibhlin | Sligo, Tyrone | Gaelic | ||
| Dillon | Widespread | Norman-French | Derived from "de Leon" | ||
| Doherty | Dougharty, Dougherty, MacDevitt, O'Dogherty. | Ó Dochartaigh | Ulster | Gaelic | Means "obstructive". |
| Dolan | Doolan, Dowling, Doelan, O'Doelan. | Ó Dobhailen | Galway, Roscommon | Gaelic | Means "defiant". |
| Donoghue | Donohue, Donohoe, O'Donoghue, O'Donagh, Donaghue, Dunphy | Ó Donnchadha | Widespread | Gaelic | Means "Sons of Donogh". |
| Doran | Ó Deoradháin | Armagh, Down, Kerry, Laois, Wexford | Gaelic | Means "stranger". | |
| Dowling | Ó Dunlaing | Carlow, Dublin, Kilkenny, Laois, Wicklow | Gaelic | ||
| Doyle | Doyelle, Doyley, MacDowell | Ó Dubhghaill | Widespread, Wexford. | Irish name for Norse invaders | Means "dark or evil foreigner" |
| Driscoll | O'Driscoll | Ó hEidersceoil, | Cork | Means " interpreter". | |
| Duffy | Doohey, Dowey, Duhig, O'Duffy | Ó Dubthaigh | Ulster, Monaghan Roscommon | Gaelic | |
| Duggan | Doogan, Dougan | Cork, Donegal, Galway, Tipperary. | Gaelic | Means "black head (hair?)" | |
| Dunne | O'Dunne, O'Doyne, Doine, Doin, O'Dunn and many more. | Ó Duinn | Widespread, Laois | Gaelic | Means "brown". |
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