16th & 17th Century Anglicized Irish Surnames from Woulfe

© 2005-2007 by Kathleen M. O'Brien. All rights reserved.
Version 1.2, updated 03 November 2007

Sorted by Anglicized Irish Spelling

Notation Used in this Article

The headers in Woulfe are Gaelic. Many include a character with a punctum delens (which looks like a dot over the letter). Throughout this article, I have translated these characters as the letter, followed by a period. Since these characters are routinely transliterated as the letter with an h after it, I have also included the "h" transliteration in parentheses after each header listing.

For example, Woulfe lists the header Albanac.. By the notation c., I'm indicating that a punctum delens appears over the c. When listing this header, I've listed it as:

Albanac. (Albanach)

Possible Normalization

The vast majority of Anglicized Irish forms of "O" and "Mac" style surnames listed in Woulfe that date to temp. Elizabeth I - James I are listed as O [Root] and M'[Root].

It is likely that Woulfe (or one of his sources) has normalized at least some of these names to this format since other examples from the Patent Rolls of James I found in Ewen show the formats M^c[Root] and O'[Root].

Further, among the surnames listed by Woulfe are:

Anglicized Irish Surname	Page	Header
MacAnthony	317	Mac Antoine
MacGillafyndean	374	Mac Giolla F.earga (Mac Giolla Fhearga)
MacMajoke	388	Mac Máig.eóc, Mac Máig.eóg (Mac Máigheóc, Mac Máigheóg)
McCada	304	Mac Áda, Mac Ádaid. (Mac Áda, Mac Ádaidh)
McGilliworyne	317	Mac Giolla Luait.rinn (Mac Giolla Luaithrinn)
McGlyn	376	Mag F.loinn (Mag Fhloinn)
Obuge	439	Ó Bogaig. (Ó Bogaigh)
O'Derrie	498	Ó Doireid., Ó Doirid. (Ó Doireidh, Ó Doiridh)
O'Diamain	496	Ó Diamáin
O'Doveanna	514	Ó Duib.eam.na (Ó Duibheamhna)
O'Glassnie	541	Ó Glaisne
O'Largan	587	Ó Loirgneáin

Given these examples, it is likely that at least some of the forms that Woulfe lists as M'[Root] appeared in the original text as Mac[Root] or Mc[Root]. Similarly, it's likely that at least some of the forms that Woulfe lists as O [Root] appeared in the original text as O[root] or O'[Root].

Anglicized form dated to temp. Eliz I - James I	Page	Header	Notes
A praye	224	a' P.réit. (a' Phréith)
A Sloan	646	Ó Sluag.ad.áin, Ó Sluag.aid.ín, Ó Sluag.áin, Ó Sluaig.ín (Ó Sluaghadháin, Ó Sluaghaidhín, Ó Sluagháin, Ó Sluaighín)
Aase	219	Ág.as (Ághas)
Abbod	219	Abbóid
Acollobert	219	a Colbard
Adelard	220	Aid.leart (Aidhleart)
Affay	219	a Fae
Ailmar	220	Aig.lmear (Aighlmear)
Ainglishe	221	Aingléis
Albanagh	222	Albanac. (Albanach)
Alcoc	222	Alcóc
Alekoc	222	Alcóc
Aleman	222	Alamán
Alesaundre	223	Alsandair
Aleyne	220	Ailéin
Alisander	223	Alsandair
Allaine	220	Ailéin
Alleyne	220	Ailéin
Allyne	220	Ailín
Altoun	223	Altún
Alwine	220	Ailín
Ameros	223	Ambrós, Amrós, Amrus
Andreu	221	Aindriú
Andrewe	221	Aindriú
Anglant	221	Aingleont
Anglound	221	Aingleont
Angylont	221	Aingleont
Ankettill	223	Ancoitil
Anton	223	Antóin, Antoine
Aphaye	219	a Fae
Apowell	224	a Paol
Apprice	224	a Prís
Apprise	224	a Prís
Archebaud	221	Áirseabóid
Archedekyn	222	Áirsdéicin
Archibaud	221	Áirseabóid
Arnolle	224	Arnóid
Arnoud	224	Arnóid
Arot	224	Aróid
Arrot	224	Aróid
Arstekin	222	Áirsdéicin
Arthour	224	Artúr
Arthure	224	Artúr
Asbold	222	Áiseabóid
Ashbould	222	Áiseabóid
Aspoll	222	Áiseabóid
Asshe	219	Ág.as (Ághas)
Asshe	222	Ais
Asteken	222	Áistéicin
Astekine	222	Áistéicin
Athelard	220	Aid.leart (Aidhleart)
Austiyn	577	Oistín
Ayleward	220	Aig.leart (Aighleart)
Ayllard	220	Aid.leart (Aidhleart)
Aylwert	220	Aig.leart (Aighleart)
Aysh	222	Ais
Ayshe	222	Ais
Ayshpool	222	Áiseabóid
Bacoun	225	Bacún
Bagod	225	Bagóid
Bagote	225	Bagóid
Bakun	225	Bacún
Baldone	227	Báldún
Baliste	226	Bailiste
Bared	226	Bairéid
Baret	226	Bairéid
Barneis	228	Bearnais
Barnise	228	Bearnais
Barnyshe	228	Bearnais
Baroun	228	Barún
Basnede	226	Baisnéid
Basset	226	Baiséid
Baudekin	230	Bóidcín
Bawdekyn	230	Bóidcín
Belewe	228	Beille, Beilliú
Benet	229	Beinéid
Berle	231	Boiréil
Biset	229	Biséid
Bleyne	230	Bléine
Bloet	230	Blaod
Blounket	660	Ploingcéid, Pluincéid, Pluingcéid
Blowet	230	Blaod
Bluet	230	Blaod
Bodekine	230	Bóidcín
Bonan	232	Buinneán
Bonane	232	Buinneán
Boone	247	de Bot.ún (de Bothún)
Borel	231	Boiréil
Boskagh	231	Boscac. (Boscach)
Bossher	233	Búiséir
Bostard	233	Bustárd
Bostoke	247	de Bostóc
Bottymer	233	Buitiméir
Boucher	233	Búiséir
Boudekyn	230	Bóidcín
Boudon	230	Bódún
Boudoun	230	Bódún
Boudran	232	Búdrán
Boudun	230	Bódún
Bowdran	232	Búdrán
Bowet	233	Búiteac. (Búiteach)
Bowet	250	de Búit
Boyde	233	Búiteac. (Búiteach)
Boyde	250	de Búit
Boydin	230	Bóidín
Boydyn	230	Bóidín
Boyt	233	Búiteac. (Búiteach)
Boyt	250	de Búit
Brabasun	231	Brabasún
Brathnagh	231	Breat.nac. (Breathnach)
Brayhenoc	231	Brannóc
Brayhnock	231	Breannóc
Braynoc	231	Brannóc
Brehnagh	231	Breat.nac. (Breathnach)
Brenoke	231	Breannóc
Brethnagh	231	Breat.nac. (Breathnach)
Breynoc	231	Breannóc
Bricklea	232	Bruicléig., Bruicléit. (Bruicléigh, Bruicléith)
Bridagh	232	Brídeac. (Brídeach)
Brigaghe	232	Brigeac. (Brigeach)
Briskoo	232	Brioscú
Brittagh	232	Briteac. (Briteach)
Bronicke	231	Brannóc
Bronoke	231	Brannóc
Bru	249	de Brug.a (de Brugha)
Bryde	232	Bríde
Budran	232	Búdrán
Burdoun	252	de Burdún
Burdun	233	Burdún
Burell	231	Boiréil
Burewe	249	de Brug.a (de Brugha)
Burgeis	233	Buirgéis, Buirg.éis (Buirgéis, Buirghéis)
Burys	233	Buirgéis, Buirg.éis (Buirgéis, Buirghéis)
But	247	de Bot
Cantoell	234	Canntual, Cantual
Cantowle	234	Canntual, Cantual
Carony	326	Mac Carrg.am.na (Mac Carrghamhna)
Carrowny	326	Mac Carrg.am.na (Mac Carrghamhna)
Carrune	235	Carrún
Carun	235	Carrún
Casmond	321	Mac Ásmuint
Casse	235	Cas
Chamber	669	Seambar, Seambars, Seambrac. (Seambar, Seambars, Seambrach)
Chevere	670	Síb.ear (Síbhear)
Chiver	670	Síb.ear (Síbhear)
Clenche	236	Clinse
Clinshe	236	Clinse
Cnok	255	de Cnoc
Cod	236	Coda
Codde	236	Coda
Cogane	255	de Cogán
Col	237	Col
Colchoun	238	Colc.ún (Colchún)
Colman	238	Colmán
Cote	235	Cat
Coushine	241	Cúsín
Craddok	239	Creadóc, Creadóg
Cradok	239	Creadóc, Creadóg
Creavagh	239	Craob.ac. (Craobhach)
Cristor	240	Críostóir
Croc	240	Cróc
Crok	240	Cróc
Cromall	240	Cromail
Cushine	241	Cúsín

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