Alphabetical List of Irish Names: P-R
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phelan | Whelan, Hyland | O Faoláin, O hAoileain | Carlow, Kilkenny, Waterford, Wexford. | Gaelic | Means "joyful". |
| Plunkett | Louth, Meath. | Danish | |||
| Power | de Paor. | Kilkenny, Waterford, Wicklow. | Norman | From the Norman-French word le Poer meaning "poor". Came as servants with the Normans. | |
| Prendergast | Prender, Pender | Waterford, Mayo | Anglo-Norman | Name of a village in Pembrokeshire | |
| Punch | Kildare, Limerick Dublin | Norman | From the French given name Poncius. | ||
| Quigley | Cogley | O Coigligh, | Derry, Donegal, Galway, Mayo, Sligo. | Gaelic | Literally means "untidy hair". |
| Quinlan | Quinlevan | O Caoindealbháin | Clare, Munster. | Gaelic | Means "graceful shape". |
| Quinn | Quin, Quan | O Cuinn | Antrim, Clare, Longford, widespread. | Gaelic | From cuinn meaning "intelligent". |
| Rafferty | O'Rafferty, | O Raithbheartaigh | Clare, Galway, Mayo | Gaelic | Means "bringer of prosperity". |
| Redmond | Réamonn | Wexford, Wicklow. | Norman | Originated with Richard le Gros, a Norman leader of the 1169 invasion. The Irish name is a translation of the French, the English a phonetic version of it. | |
| Regan | Reagan | Ó Reagáin | Dublin, Kerry, Louth, widespread | Gaelic | |
| Reynolds | MacRaghnaill | Leinster | Viking | ||
| Roche | de Róiste | Widespread | Norman | A Norman family who arrived in Ireland from Wales, where they lived in Roch Castle. | |
| Rooney | O Ruanaidh | Down, widespread. | Gaelic | Means "hero". | |
| Ryan | Mulryan | Ó Riain, Ó Maoilriains | Carlow, Limerick, Tipperary, widespread. | Gaelic | A common name with two main families, each with a different Irish spelling: the Ó Riains of Idrone in Carlow; and the Ó Maoilriains from Limerick and Tipperary. |
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