Comments on: Origin & Meaning of Irish Surnames

By: Anne Howley

Anne Howley — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 22:18:32 +0000

Can anyone out there shed any light on the name LARRISSEY?
Possibly some Armada link, or urban myth?
Thanks in advance.

By: Katherine

Katherine — Tue, 04 May 2010 12:03:29 +0000

Muir and Latherham are not Irish places and I am certain they never were. They sound like places in England to me, or possibly Scotland. While many small villages disappeared during and after the famine, the place names tended not too, so would still be around if they had existed.

By: Margaret Brett

Margaret Brett — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 20:03:10 +0000

I am looking for the surname Bohan or Bowen from Muir or Latherham. The family came to England in the late 1840’s. Can’t find the places either, assume they were small villages which disappeared in the famine?
thanks
margaret

By: Robin Price

Robin Price — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 22:07:24 +0000

Good evening,

I am looking for the origin and area of my family name Larkin. I have been told Galway but not sure. My family left Ireland and went to Philadelphia but not sure when. That side didn’t talk about it and by the time I was old enough to inquire they were all dead.

Thanks

By: Colleen

Colleen — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 15:06:34 +0000

I am seeking the origin of the surname Hession. I believe it to be a name from the West of Ireland. Thank you in advance for your help.