Alphabetical List of Irish Names: S-W
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scanlan | O Scannláin, MacScannlain | Cork, Kerry, Limerick. | Gaelic | . Scanlon. Connacht, | |
| Scully | O Scolaidhe | Tipperary, Leinster | Gaelic | Means "crier", as in one who makes announcements. | |
| Sheehan | Sheahan, Shannon | O Shiacháin | Cork, Limerick, widespread | Gaelic | Means "peace". |
| Sheridan | Ó Sirideáin | Cavan | Gaelic | ||
| Tierney | Tiernan. | O Tighearnaigh | Donegal, Mayo, Tipperary. | Gaelic | Means "lordly". |
| Tobin | Tóibín, | Clare, Cork, Limercik | Norman | From "de St. Aubyn". | |
| Treacy | Tracy | O Treasigh | Cork, Galway, Laois. | Gaelic | Means "fighter". |
| Tuite | Mac Confhiaclaigh or de Tiúit | Meath, Westmeath, Louth Longford. | Gaelic, Norman | Both Gaelic and Normal families. The Irish family were here before the arrival of Richard de Tuit, a member of Strongbow's army. | |
| Tully | Flood | O Taicligh, Mac an Tuile | Cavan, Longford, Westmeath. | Gaelic | Tuile means "flood". |
| Twomey | Toomey | O Tuama | Clare, Cork, Kerry, Limerick | Gaelic | |
| Wall | de Valle, du Val | Carlow, Cork, Kilkenny, Limerick, Waterford | Norman | ||
| Walsh | Walshe, Welsh. | Breathnach | Dublin, Kilkenny, Leix, Waterford, Wicklow. Widespread. | Gaelic | Means "Welshman"; many Welshmen came to Ireland as part of the armies of Norman invaders. |
| Ward | Mac an Bháird | Galway, Mayo, Ulster. | Gaelic | Means "son of the bard (poet)". |
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