Alphabetical List of Irish Names: H-J
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hagan | O'Hagan | ||||
| Healy | O'Healy, Hely, O'Healihy | Ó hÉildhe Ó hÉilaighthe | Cork, Sligo, Tipperary | Gaelic | Two families, Ó hÉildhe means "claimaint", and Ó hÉilaighthe means "ingenious". |
| Hennessey | Hensey, Henchy | Ó hAonghusa | Cork, Kilkenny, Limerick, Tipperary | Gaelic | Son of Aonghus or Angus. Not necessarily always the same ancestor. |
| Hickey | O hIcidhe | Clare, Limerick, Tipperary. | Gaelic | The name is derived from the Irish for "healer". | |
| Higgins | Ó hUigin, | Widespread | Gaelic | Derived from the Irish "uigín" meaning "knowledge". Some are a branch of the Westmeath O'Neill family. | |
| Hogan | Ó hÓgain, | Clare, Limerick, Tipperary | Gaelic | Derived from "Óg" which is Irish for "young". Some lines descend from the 10th century King of Ireland, Brian Boru. | |
| Jennings | MacSheóinín | West of Ireland | Norman | Means "son of little John", John was a member of the Burke (DeBurgo) family. | |
| Jorden | Mac Siurtáin | Scattered | Gaelic | In Ireland, Jordan is an Anglicisation of the surname Mac Siurtáin. As a first name, it's a Hebrew place name (River Jordan), meaning "flowing down". | |
| Joyce | Ó Seoighe | Galway, the West of Ireland | Norman | Derived from the French personal name Joie or Joy. |
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