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- Irish - Last Name Meaning & Origin
Irish
- Used in: 3 countries
Origin: English
From Middle English Irish (12th c.), from Old English *Īrisċ, from Old English Īras (“Irishmen”), from Old Norse Írar, from Old Irish Ériu (modern Irish Éire (“Ireland”)), further origin heavily debated but probably from Proto-Celtic *Φīweriyū (“fat land, fertile”), from Proto-Indo-European *péyh₂wr̥ (“fat, swelling”), from *peyh₂- (“to swell; to be fat”), akin to Ancient Greek πίειρα (píeira, “fertile land”), Sanskrit पीवरी (pīvarī, “fat”).
Etymology: Wiktionary (CC-BY-SA)
Name Variants & Related
Popularity by Country
Irish
Rank #4533
Frequency
7,192 people (2.67 per 100k)
Ethnic Distribution
White 90.52% Hispanic 1.85% Black 4.69% Asian/PI 0.54% Native Am. 0.46% Two+ 1.95%
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