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- Ireland - Last Name Meaning & Origin
Ireland
- Used in: 3 countries
Origin: English
Etymology tree Proto-Celtic *ɸīweriyū Proto-Celtic *Φīweriyū? Old Irish Ériuder. Old English Īras Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Germanic *landą Proto-West Germanic *land Old English land Old English Īrland Middle English Irlond English Ireland From Middle English Ireland, Irelond, Irlond, Irland, from Old English Īrland. Perhaps also from Middle Irish Éire + -land, equivalent to Eire + -land. Ultimately from Old Irish Ériu (“Ireland”). See Irish.
Etymology: Wiktionary (CC-BY-SA)
Name Variants & Related
Popularity by Country
Ireland
Rank #644
Popularity Over Time (Scotland)
Ireland
Rank #2342
Frequency
14,168 people (5.25 per 100k)
Ethnic Distribution
White 90.22% Hispanic 1.2% Black 6.37% Asian/PI 0.32% Native Am. 0.51% Two+ 1.38%
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