In Noord-Ierland is het gebruikelijk om de achternaam van een persoon te gebruiken om zijn of haar afkomst te bepalen. In dit artikel gaan we daarom in op de meestvoorkomende achternamen in Noord-Ierland, afgeleid van de Ierse cultuur en geschiedenis. Deze achternamen zijn vaak verdeeld in de drie groepen van de Ierse ethnie: de Gaels, de Vikings en de Engelsen. Ontdek hieronder meer over de rijke Ierse achtergrond en cultuur die ten grondslag ligt aan de meestvoorkomende achternamen in Noord-Ierland.
| Ranglijst | Achternaam | Voorval | Letters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Campbell | 10945 | 8 |
| 2 | Wilson | 10230 | 6 |
| 3 | Kelly | 9740 | 5 |
| 4 | Johnston | 9621 | 8 |
| 5 | Brown | 9483 | 5 |
| 6 | Smyth | 8792 | 5 |
| 7 | Moore | 8242 | 5 |
| 8 | O'neill | 8092 | 7 |
| 9 | Thompson | 8026 | 8 |
| 10 | Stewart | 7565 | 7 |
| 11 | Murphy | 7361 | 6 |
| 12 | Graham | 7127 | 6 |
| 13 | Martin | 7021 | 6 |
| 14 | Quinn | 6932 | 5 |
| 15 | Robinson | 6929 | 8 |
| 16 | Clarke | 6843 | 6 |
| 17 | Doherty | 6739 | 7 |
| 18 | Hamilton | 6506 | 8 |
| 19 | Bell | 6495 | 4 |
| 20 | Hughes | 6445 | 6 |
| 21 | Donnelly | 6385 | 8 |
| 22 | Murray | 6071 | 6 |
| 23 | Mccann | 6018 | 6 |
| 24 | Smith | 5916 | 5 |
| 25 | O'kane | 5879 | 6 |
| 26 | Mclaughlin | 5732 | 10 |
| 27 | Boyd | 5307 | 4 |
| 28 | Scott | 5305 | 5 |
| 29 | Armstrong | 5248 | 9 |
| 30 | Reid | 5205 | 4 |
| 31 | Kennedy | 5151 | 7 |
| 32 | Anderson | 5109 | 8 |
| 33 | Burns | 4753 | 5 |
| 34 | Mckeown | 4689 | 7 |
| 35 | Gallagher | 4648 | 9 |
| 36 | Kerr | 4645 | 4 |
| 37 | Mckee | 4640 | 5 |
| 38 | Patterson | 4478 | 9 |
| 39 | Maguire | 4446 | 7 |
| 40 | Magee | 4443 | 5 |
| 41 | Allen | 4433 | 5 |
| 42 | Millar | 4425 | 6 |
| 43 | Ferguson | 4349 | 8 |
| 44 | Mcmullan | 4336 | 8 |
| 45 | Bradley | 4334 | 7 |
| 46 | Crawford | 4248 | 8 |
| 47 | Mullan | 4243 | 6 |
| 48 | Gibson | 4192 | 6 |
| 49 | Devlin | 4175 | 6 |
| 50 | Hanna | 4111 | 5 |
| 51 | Mckenna | 4099 | 7 |
| 52 | White | 4093 | 5 |
| 53 | Cunningham | 4013 | 10 |
| 54 | Montgomery | 4003 | 10 |
| 55 | Boyle | 4001 | 5 |
| 56 | Mccullough | 3943 | 10 |
| 57 | Morrison | 3896 | 8 |
| 58 | Elliott | 3893 | 7 |
| 59 | Black | 3879 | 5 |
| 60 | Taylor | 3799 | 6 |
| 61 | Mcdowell | 3797 | 8 |
| 62 | Hunter | 3724 | 6 |
| 63 | Walker | 3714 | 6 |
| 64 | Hall | 3711 | 4 |
| 65 | Connolly | 3656 | 8 |
| 66 | Craig | 3648 | 5 |
| 67 | Young | 3647 | 5 |
| 68 | Mcbride | 3646 | 7 |
| 69 | Mcconnell | 3621 | 9 |
| 70 | Mcdonald | 3533 | 8 |
| 71 | Mcallister | 3510 | 10 |
| 72 | Duffy | 3433 | 5 |
| 73 | Davidson | 3377 | 8 |
| 74 | Watson | 3355 | 6 |
| 75 | Kane | 3292 | 4 |
| 76 | O'hagan | 3280 | 7 |
| 77 | Carson | 3279 | 6 |
| 78 | Simpson | 3253 | 7 |
| 79 | Hill | 3204 | 4 |
| 80 | Henry | 3181 | 5 |
| 81 | Irwin | 3134 | 5 |
| 82 | Curran | 3108 | 6 |
| 83 | Gray | 3086 | 4 |
| 84 | Gordon | 3082 | 6 |
| 85 | Wright | 3076 | 6 |
| 86 | Beattie | 3074 | 7 |
| 87 | Mitchell | 3066 | 8 |
| 88 | Mcauley | 3035 | 7 |
| 89 | Wallace | 3020 | 7 |
| 90 | Mccormick | 3016 | 9 |
| 91 | Morrow | 2995 | 6 |
| 92 | Morgan | 2994 | 6 |
| 93 | Neill | 2990 | 5 |
| 94 | Woods | 2967 | 5 |
| 95 | Collins | 2954 | 7 |
| 96 | Lynch | 2927 | 5 |
| 97 | Henderson | 2921 | 9 |
| 98 | Holmes | 2902 | 6 |
| 99 | Jones | 2871 | 5 |
| 100 | Williamson | 2841 | 10 |
| 101 | Jackson | 2836 | 7 |
| 102 | Mulholland | 2813 | 10 |
| 103 | Ward | 2806 | 4 |
| 104 | Mcgrath | 2781 | 7 |
| 105 | Irvine | 2759 | 6 |
| 106 | Adams | 2746 | 5 |
| 107 | Keenan | 2737 | 6 |
| 108 | Walsh | 2722 | 5 |
| 109 | Cassidy | 2687 | 7 |
| 110 | Lavery | 2668 | 6 |
| 111 | Dunlop | 2653 | 6 |
| 112 | Mcmahon | 2640 | 7 |
| 113 | Stevenson | 2629 | 9 |
| 114 | Evans | 2628 | 5 |
| 115 | Sloan | 2614 | 5 |
| 116 | Rooney | 2612 | 6 |
| 117 | Mckay | 2608 | 5 |
| 118 | Blair | 2604 | 5 |
| 119 | Hutchinson | 2558 | 10 |
| 120 | Donaghy | 2557 | 7 |
| 121 | Weir | 2518 | 4 |
| 122 | Mcneill | 2514 | 7 |
| 123 | Mcnally | 2509 | 7 |
| 124 | Nelson | 2472 | 6 |
| 125 | Barr | 2463 | 4 |
| 126 | Rodgers | 2451 | 7 |
| 127 | Houston | 2443 | 7 |
| 128 | Foster | 2440 | 6 |
| 129 | Orr | 2437 | 3 |
| 130 | Coyle | 2425 | 5 |
| 131 | Mallon | 2413 | 6 |
| 132 | Russell | 2402 | 7 |
| 133 | Green | 2398 | 5 |
| 134 | Mcveigh | 2398 | 7 |
| 135 | Hamill | 2392 | 6 |
| 136 | Mcclean | 2356 | 7 |
| 137 | Doyle | 2348 | 5 |
| 138 | Gillespie | 2340 | 9 |
| 139 | Dickson | 2322 | 7 |
| 140 | Brennan | 2311 | 7 |
| 141 | King | 2302 | 4 |
| 142 | Greer | 2293 | 5 |
| 143 | Shaw | 2283 | 4 |
| 144 | Magill | 2283 | 6 |
| 145 | Burke | 2259 | 5 |
| 146 | Davies | 2255 | 6 |
| 147 | Douglas | 2247 | 7 |
| 148 | Duncan | 2238 | 6 |
| 149 | Rice | 2238 | 4 |
| 150 | Fleming | 2223 | 7 |
| 151 | Porter | 2194 | 6 |
| 152 | Mccartney | 2187 | 9 |
| 153 | Harris | 2175 | 6 |
| 154 | Byrne | 2168 | 5 |
| 155 | Rafferty | 2161 | 8 |
| 156 | Ross | 2138 | 4 |
| 157 | Davis | 2135 | 5 |
| 158 | Fitzpatrick | 2127 | 11 |
| 159 | Higgins | 2122 | 7 |
| 160 | Mccabe | 2120 | 6 |
| 161 | Mcguigan | 2117 | 8 |
| 162 | Grant | 2103 | 5 |
| 163 | Browne | 2100 | 6 |
| 164 | Shields | 2099 | 7 |
| 165 | Mckinney | 2099 | 8 |
| 166 | Spence | 2095 | 6 |
| 167 | Harrison | 2073 | 8 |
| 168 | Mccloskey | 2066 | 9 |
| 169 | Chambers | 2052 | 8 |
| 170 | Logan | 2047 | 5 |
| 171 | Devine | 2047 | 6 |
| 172 | O'connor | 2028 | 8 |
| 173 | Marshall | 2028 | 8 |
| 174 | O'donnell | 2013 | 9 |
| 175 | Maxwell | 2010 | 7 |
| 176 | O'hare | 2009 | 6 |
| 177 | Toner | 2007 | 5 |
| 178 | Gilmore | 1998 | 7 |
| 179 | Mooney | 1979 | 6 |
| 180 | Doran | 1975 | 5 |
| 181 | Mcclelland | 1969 | 10 |
| 182 | Brady | 1966 | 5 |
| 183 | Kearney | 1957 | 7 |
| 184 | Coulter | 1947 | 7 |
| 185 | Rea | 1943 | 3 |
| 186 | Mcmanus | 1938 | 7 |
| 187 | Finlay | 1936 | 6 |
| 188 | Cairns | 1931 | 6 |
| 189 | Mcdermott | 1927 | 9 |
| 190 | Taggart | 1910 | 7 |
| 191 | Agnew | 1900 | 5 |
| 192 | O'hara | 1888 | 6 |
| 193 | Mcintyre | 1885 | 8 |
| 194 | Bailey | 1883 | 6 |
| 195 | Conway | 1862 | 6 |
| 196 | Patton | 1861 | 6 |
| 197 | Laverty | 1861 | 7 |
| 198 | Cochrane | 1851 | 8 |
| 199 | Loughran | 1850 | 8 |
| 200 | Steele | 1850 | 6 |
| 201 | Quigley | 1825 | 7 |
| 202 | O'reilly | 1819 | 8 |
| 203 | Reilly | 1816 | 6 |
| 204 | Daly | 1814 | 4 |
| 205 | Mccrory | 1784 | 7 |
| 206 | Todd | 1758 | 4 |
| 207 | Lennon | 1747 | 6 |
| 208 | Mcfarland | 1737 | 9 |
| 209 | Cooke | 1729 | 5 |
| 210 | Andrews | 1726 | 7 |
| 211 | Fox | 1721 | 3 |
| 212 | Wylie | 1716 | 5 |
| 213 | Cooper | 1707 | 6 |
| 214 | Adair | 1702 | 5 |
| 215 | Mccracken | 1699 | 9 |
| 216 | Shannon | 1698 | 7 |
| 217 | Mcdonnell | 1696 | 9 |
| 218 | Nicholl | 1695 | 7 |
| 219 | Savage | 1693 | 6 |
| 220 | Hegarty | 1689 | 7 |
| 221 | Mills | 1688 | 5 |
| 222 | O'brien | 1685 | 7 |
| 223 | Lowry | 1683 | 5 |
| 224 | Sweeney | 1683 | 7 |
| 225 | Heaney | 1680 | 6 |
| 226 | Mcguinness | 1678 | 10 |
| 227 | Cullen | 1653 | 6 |
| 228 | Lindsay | 1650 | 7 |
| 229 | Dunn | 1647 | 4 |
| 230 | Mcshane | 1646 | 7 |
| 231 | Rainey | 1640 | 6 |
| 232 | Mcconville | 1633 | 10 |
| 233 | Monaghan | 1630 | 8 |
| 234 | Mcgowan | 1618 | 7 |
| 235 | Bennett | 1618 | 7 |
| 236 | Donaldson | 1610 | 9 |
| 237 | Scullion | 1593 | 8 |
| 238 | Caldwell | 1589 | 8 |
| 239 | Miller | 1580 | 6 |
| 240 | Gorman | 1576 | 6 |
| 241 | Harvey | 1574 | 6 |
| 242 | Alexander | 1570 | 9 |
| 243 | Wilkinson | 1565 | 9 |
| 244 | Baird | 1563 | 5 |
| 245 | Mcfadden | 1549 | 8 |
| 246 | Mcwilliams | 1549 | 10 |
| 247 | Ferris | 1538 | 6 |
| 248 | Gamble | 1537 | 6 |
| 249 | Connor | 1523 | 6 |
| 250 | Hagan | 1523 | 5 |
| 251 | Butler | 1519 | 6 |
| 252 | Mcdaid | 1512 | 6 |
| 253 | Edwards | 1504 | 7 |
| 254 | Harkin | 1501 | 6 |
| 255 | Pollock | 1495 | 7 |
| 256 | Mcknight | 1495 | 8 |
| 257 | Baxter | 1485 | 6 |
| 258 | Knox | 1474 | 4 |
| 259 | Lyttle | 1473 | 6 |
| 260 | Farrell | 1457 | 7 |
| 261 | Lee | 1451 | 3 |
| 262 | Williams | 1449 | 8 |
| 263 | Mcateer | 1449 | 7 |
| 264 | Kirkpatrick | 1444 | 11 |
| 265 | Downey | 1435 | 6 |
| 266 | Mclean | 1432 | 6 |
| 267 | Currie | 1424 | 6 |
| 268 | Forsythe | 1419 | 8 |
| 269 | Flanagan | 1415 | 8 |
| 270 | Carlin | 1414 | 6 |
| 271 | Owens | 1412 | 5 |
| 272 | Matthews | 1403 | 8 |
| 273 | Ritchie | 1401 | 7 |
| 274 | Curry | 1400 | 5 |
| 275 | Breen | 1396 | 5 |
| 276 | Buchanan | 1392 | 8 |
| 277 | Mccauley | 1389 | 8 |
| 278 | Trainor | 1385 | 7 |
| 279 | Hayes | 1378 | 5 |
| 280 | Herron | 1369 | 6 |
| 281 | Gormley | 1368 | 7 |
| 282 | Rankin | 1366 | 6 |
| 283 | Mcquillan | 1356 | 9 |
| 284 | Mcalister | 1348 | 9 |
| 285 | Lyons | 1347 | 5 |
| 286 | Fisher | 1345 | 6 |
| 287 | Mcilroy | 1343 | 7 |
| 288 | Gregg | 1342 | 5 |
| 289 | Corrigan | 1342 | 8 |
| 290 | Mcclure | 1337 | 7 |
| 291 | Mccullagh | 1335 | 9 |
| 292 | Dawson | 1331 | 6 |
| 293 | Flynn | 1331 | 5 |
| 294 | Mccourt | 1331 | 7 |
| 295 | Bailie | 1329 | 6 |
| 296 | Conlon | 1322 | 6 |
| 297 | O'hanlon | 1318 | 8 |
| 298 | Mccaffrey | 1304 | 9 |
| 299 | Ellis | 1302 | 5 |
| 300 | Clark | 1300 | 5 |
| 301 | Jordan | 1299 | 6 |
| 302 | Logue | 1295 | 5 |
| 303 | Reynolds | 1293 | 8 |
| 304 | Nixon | 1291 | 5 |
| 305 | Kirk | 1276 | 4 |
| 306 | Gault | 1272 | 5 |
| 307 | Cowan | 1264 | 5 |
| 308 | Lynn | 1262 | 4 |
| 309 | Mcmaster | 1262 | 8 |
| 310 | Mcevoy | 1256 | 6 |
| 311 | Fulton | 1256 | 6 |
| 312 | Nugent | 1253 | 6 |
| 313 | Mccoy | 1253 | 5 |
| 314 | Mccusker | 1250 | 8 |
| 315 | Jamison | 1248 | 7 |
| 316 | Harper | 1247 | 6 |
| 317 | Mckeever | 1243 | 8 |
| 318 | Turner | 1241 | 6 |
| 319 | Davison | 1240 | 7 |
| 320 | Hewitt | 1236 | 6 |
| 321 | Mccallion | 1233 | 9 |
| 322 | Mckinley | 1226 | 8 |
| 323 | Morris | 1210 | 6 |
| 324 | Mcardle | 1205 | 7 |
| 325 | Mcelroy | 1205 | 7 |
| 326 | Casey | 1204 | 5 |
| 327 | Leonard | 1202 | 7 |
| 328 | Christie | 1202 | 8 |
| 329 | Mcloughlin | 1200 | 10 |
| 330 | Cameron | 1200 | 7 |
| 331 | Faulkner | 1191 | 8 |
| 332 | Rogers | 1184 | 6 |
| 333 | Lewis | 1180 | 5 |
| 334 | Molloy | 1178 | 6 |
| 335 | Roberts | 1177 | 7 |
| 336 | Mccrea | 1172 | 6 |
| 337 | Edgar | 1166 | 5 |
| 338 | Fletcher | 1165 | 8 |
| 339 | Dillon | 1163 | 6 |
| 340 | Nesbitt | 1162 | 7 |
| 341 | Madden | 1155 | 6 |
| 342 | Kyle | 1153 | 4 |
| 343 | Hawthorne | 1151 | 9 |
| 344 | Mawhinney | 1145 | 9 |
| 345 | Glass | 1144 | 5 |
| 346 | Ryan | 1144 | 4 |
| 347 | Mccartan | 1140 | 8 |
| 348 | Mccormack | 1140 | 9 |
| 349 | Milligan | 1135 | 8 |
| 350 | Phillips | 1131 | 8 |
| 351 | Neeson | 1122 | 6 |
| 352 | Mcilwaine | 1109 | 9 |
| 353 | Mulligan | 1106 | 8 |
| 354 | Bingham | 1090 | 7 |
| 355 | Mcnulty | 1083 | 7 |
| 356 | Holland | 1078 | 7 |
| 357 | Mchugh | 1078 | 6 |
| 358 | Best | 1076 | 4 |
| 359 | Corr | 1072 | 4 |
| 360 | Richardson | 1069 | 10 |
| 361 | Long | 1067 | 4 |
| 362 | Gribben | 1064 | 7 |
| 363 | Oneill | 1063 | 6 |
| 364 | Harte | 1062 | 5 |
| 365 | Mcmillan | 1060 | 8 |
| 366 | Watt | 1053 | 4 |
| 367 | Mcaleer | 1049 | 7 |
| 368 | Canning | 1045 | 7 |
| 369 | Mcgivern | 1044 | 8 |
| 370 | Mcaleese | 1040 | 8 |
| 371 | Carr | 1039 | 4 |
| 372 | Clements | 1037 | 8 |
| 373 | Magowan | 1034 | 7 |
| 374 | Mccready | 1032 | 8 |
| 375 | Fegan | 1031 | 5 |
| 376 | Crozier | 1031 | 7 |
| 377 | Callaghan | 1031 | 9 |
| 378 | Mcgarry | 1025 | 7 |
| 379 | Mcgreevy | 1018 | 8 |
| 380 | Carlisle | 1012 | 8 |
| 381 | Mcclenaghan | 1008 | 11 |
| 382 | Little | 1002 | 6 |
| 383 | Morton | 998 | 6 |
| 384 | Beggs | 995 | 5 |
| 385 | Mckernan | 995 | 8 |
| 386 | Parker | 990 | 6 |
| 387 | Chapman | 987 | 7 |
| 388 | Coleman | 985 | 7 |
| 389 | Mccarthy | 982 | 8 |
| 390 | Mclarnon | 982 | 8 |
| 391 | Robb | 981 | 4 |
| 392 | Ramsey | 975 | 6 |
| 393 | Mccaughey | 975 | 9 |
| 394 | Mcmurray | 975 | 8 |
| 395 | Baker | 975 | 5 |
| 396 | Crothers | 953 | 8 |
| 397 | Cummings | 952 | 8 |
| 398 | Mccarron | 951 | 8 |
| 399 | George | 950 | 6 |
| 400 | Whiteside | 940 | 9 |
| 401 | Glenn | 938 | 5 |
| 402 | Mcnamee | 933 | 7 |
| 403 | Mcgovern | 933 | 8 |
| 404 | Gourley | 932 | 7 |
| 405 | Gill | 932 | 4 |
| 406 | Mcgurk | 930 | 6 |
| 407 | Mccafferty | 928 | 10 |
| 408 | Fitzsimons | 924 | 10 |
| 409 | Jennings | 917 | 8 |
| 410 | Moran | 914 | 5 |
| 411 | Meehan | 914 | 6 |
| 412 | Mckendry | 912 | 8 |
| 413 | Strain | 910 | 6 |
| 414 | Mcginley | 910 | 8 |
| 415 | Mcparland | 908 | 9 |
| 416 | Crowe | 905 | 5 |
| 417 | Cross | 902 | 5 |
| 418 | Toal | 902 | 4 |
| 419 | Glover | 901 | 6 |
| 420 | Dixon | 901 | 5 |
| 421 | Mcglinchey | 900 | 10 |
| 422 | Boyce | 896 | 5 |
| 423 | Crooks | 895 | 6 |
| 424 | Dougan | 888 | 6 |
| 425 | Haughey | 885 | 7 |
| 426 | Gillen | 884 | 6 |
| 427 | Johnson | 884 | 7 |
| 428 | Watters | 882 | 7 |
| 429 | Horner | 878 | 6 |
| 430 | Sheridan | 878 | 8 |
| 431 | Cox | 877 | 3 |
| 432 | Diamond | 876 | 7 |
| 433 | Gardiner | 876 | 8 |
| 434 | Newell | 875 | 6 |
| 435 | Mcivor | 874 | 6 |
| 436 | Willis | 874 | 6 |
| 437 | Atkinson | 872 | 8 |
| 438 | Livingstone | 871 | 11 |
| 439 | Barnes | 871 | 6 |
| 440 | Purdy | 870 | 5 |
| 441 | Price | 869 | 5 |
| 442 | Cole | 869 | 4 |
| 443 | Mcclintock | 863 | 10 |
| 444 | Finnegan | 860 | 8 |
| 445 | Forbes | 856 | 6 |
| 446 | Law | 855 | 3 |
| 447 | Carey | 850 | 5 |
| 448 | Benson | 849 | 6 |
| 449 | Frazer | 848 | 6 |
| 450 | Small | 844 | 5 |
| 451 | Barrett | 844 | 7 |
| 452 | Friel | 843 | 5 |
| 453 | Galbraith | 839 | 9 |
| 454 | Cromie | 839 | 6 |
| 455 | Cosgrove | 835 | 8 |
| 456 | Mcalinden | 834 | 9 |
| 457 | Corbett | 832 | 7 |
| 458 | Lockhart | 831 | 8 |
| 459 | Palmer | 830 | 6 |
| 460 | Burton | 830 | 6 |
| 461 | Hart | 828 | 4 |
| 462 | Carroll | 827 | 7 |
| 463 | Canavan | 824 | 7 |
| 464 | Fee | 824 | 3 |
| 465 | Davey | 822 | 5 |
| 466 | Larkin | 821 | 6 |
| 467 | Keys | 821 | 4 |
| 468 | Dalzell | 820 | 7 |
| 469 | Mccluskey | 819 | 9 |
| 470 | English | 816 | 7 |
| 471 | Griffin | 816 | 7 |
| 472 | Mcfarlane | 813 | 9 |
| 473 | Lamont | 812 | 6 |
| 474 | Dobbin | 812 | 6 |
| 475 | Mullen | 811 | 6 |
| 476 | Mckinstry | 809 | 9 |
| 477 | Mccomb | 806 | 6 |
| 478 | Hogg | 798 | 4 |
| 479 | Moffett | 798 | 7 |
| 480 | Noble | 797 | 5 |
| 481 | Breslin | 797 | 7 |
| 482 | Turkington | 796 | 10 |
| 483 | Shiels | 794 | 6 |
| 484 | Hull | 794 | 4 |
| 485 | Mcguckin | 792 | 8 |
| 486 | Greene | 788 | 6 |
| 487 | Elder | 785 | 5 |
| 488 | Mcgeown | 784 | 7 |
| 489 | Courtney | 781 | 8 |
| 490 | Creighton | 781 | 9 |
| 491 | Mcfall | 777 | 6 |
| 492 | Killen | 769 | 6 |
| 493 | Harkness | 766 | 8 |
| 494 | Webb | 764 | 4 |
| 495 | Marks | 763 | 5 |
| 496 | Mcdonagh | 763 | 8 |
| 497 | Jenkins | 759 | 7 |
| 498 | Mcerlean | 756 | 8 |
| 499 | Hawkins | 751 | 7 |
| 500 | Hutton | 751 | 6 |
| 501 | Duff | 748 | 4 |
| 502 | Bates | 748 | 5 |
| 503 | Mckenzie | 747 | 8 |
| 504 | Rogan | 743 | 5 |
| 505 | Murdock | 743 | 7 |
| 506 | Nolan | 743 | 5 |
| 507 | Love | 741 | 4 |
| 508 | Hudson | 741 | 6 |
| 509 | Trimble | 740 | 7 |
| 510 | Thomas | 740 | 6 |
| 511 | Linton | 737 | 6 |
| 512 | Mcgill | 732 | 6 |
| 513 | Aiken | 731 | 5 |
| 514 | Donnell | 731 | 7 |
| 515 | Whyte | 729 | 5 |
| 516 | Gracey | 727 | 6 |
| 517 | Perry | 727 | 5 |
| 518 | Beckett | 724 | 7 |
| 519 | Garrett | 723 | 7 |
| 520 | Mcmenamin | 722 | 9 |
| 521 | O'boyle | 719 | 7 |
| 522 | Tate | 719 | 4 |
| 523 | Mcgoldrick | 716 | 10 |
| 524 | Kidd | 714 | 4 |
| 525 | Warnock | 714 | 7 |
| 526 | Mcnicholl | 713 | 9 |
| 527 | Fullerton | 712 | 9 |
| 528 | Corry | 712 | 5 |
| 529 | Coates | 712 | 6 |
| 530 | Murtagh | 709 | 7 |
| 531 | Booth | 709 | 5 |
| 532 | Duddy | 707 | 5 |
| 533 | Feeney | 707 | 6 |
| 534 | Brannigan | 706 | 9 |
| 535 | Malone | 706 | 6 |
| 536 | Duggan | 705 | 6 |
| 537 | Vance | 698 | 5 |
| 538 | Spratt | 698 | 6 |
| 539 | Austin | 698 | 6 |
| 540 | Darragh | 696 | 7 |
| 541 | Dodds | 694 | 5 |
| 542 | Magennis | 694 | 8 |
| 543 | Halliday | 693 | 8 |
| 544 | Mckelvey | 693 | 8 |
| 545 | Traynor | 692 | 7 |
| 546 | Burrows | 689 | 7 |
| 547 | Mason | 683 | 5 |
| 548 | Healy | 683 | 5 |
| 549 | Bonner | 682 | 6 |
| 550 | Mcavoy | 682 | 6 |
| 551 | Mcsorley | 680 | 8 |
| 552 | Mcclements | 680 | 10 |
| 553 | Briggs | 680 | 6 |
| 554 | Mccaul | 676 | 6 |
| 555 | Kavanagh | 676 | 8 |
| 556 | Calvert | 674 | 7 |
| 557 | Mccollum | 673 | 8 |
| 558 | Kilpatrick | 672 | 10 |
| 559 | Loughlin | 671 | 8 |
| 560 | Crossan | 671 | 7 |
| 561 | Carter | 668 | 6 |
| 562 | Wray | 663 | 4 |
| 563 | Cousins | 663 | 7 |
| 564 | Cardwell | 663 | 8 |
| 565 | Mcgee | 661 | 5 |
| 566 | Oliver | 661 | 6 |
| 567 | Lennox | 660 | 6 |
| 568 | Sharkey | 659 | 7 |
| 569 | Mcafee | 659 | 6 |
| 570 | Hardy | 658 | 5 |
| 571 | Parke | 657 | 5 |
| 572 | Copeland | 654 | 8 |
| 573 | Mcelhinney | 652 | 10 |
| 574 | Carmichael | 652 | 10 |
| 575 | Deery | 652 | 5 |
| 576 | Mccutcheon | 652 | 10 |
| 577 | Barry | 650 | 5 |
| 578 | Gilliland | 649 | 9 |
| 579 | Mcgarvey | 647 | 8 |
| 580 | Muldoon | 643 | 7 |
| 581 | Dunne | 642 | 5 |
| 582 | Beck | 640 | 4 |
| 583 | Sinclair | 640 | 8 |
| 584 | Harbinson | 640 | 9 |
| 585 | Mcgonigle | 638 | 9 |
| 586 | Begley | 638 | 6 |
| 587 | Pearson | 638 | 7 |
| 588 | Kenny | 637 | 5 |
| 589 | Lagan | 636 | 5 |
| 590 | Mcquaid | 635 | 7 |
| 591 | Mccorry | 634 | 7 |
| 592 | Mccolgan | 628 | 8 |
| 593 | Duffin | 627 | 6 |
| 594 | Mcburney | 623 | 8 |
| 595 | Dornan | 621 | 6 |
| 596 | Adamson | 621 | 7 |
| 597 | Lappin | 620 | 6 |
| 598 | Dolan | 619 | 5 |
| 599 | Gilmour | 618 | 7 |
| 600 | Acheson | 616 | 7 |
| 601 | Close | 615 | 5 |
| 602 | Conn | 615 | 4 |
| 603 | Griffiths | 614 | 9 |
| 604 | O'rourke | 614 | 8 |
| 605 | Turley | 612 | 6 |
| 606 | Berry | 610 | 5 |
| 607 | Tierney | 610 | 7 |
| 608 | Mccausland | 610 | 10 |
| 609 | Larmour | 609 | 7 |
| 610 | Semple | 609 | 6 |
| 611 | Heron | 608 | 5 |
| 612 | Gardner | 608 | 7 |
| 613 | Mccandless | 606 | 10 |
| 614 | Fitzsimmons | 606 | 11 |
| 615 | Day | 606 | 3 |
| 616 | Mcginn | 605 | 6 |
| 617 | Ewing | 605 | 5 |
| 618 | Hetherington | 604 | 12 |
| 619 | Clyde | 604 | 5 |
| 620 | Paul | 603 | 4 |
| 621 | Bruce | 602 | 5 |
| 622 | Osborne | 602 | 7 |
| 623 | Crilly | 602 | 6 |
| 624 | Girvan | 600 | 6 |
| 625 | Mercer | 600 | 6 |
| 626 | Moreland | 600 | 8 |
| 627 | Dean | 598 | 4 |
| 628 | Burgess | 598 | 7 |
| 629 | Bunting | 598 | 7 |
| 630 | Emerson | 595 | 7 |
| 631 | Topping | 595 | 7 |
| 632 | Sands | 593 | 5 |
| 633 | Clifford | 592 | 8 |
| 634 | Rutherford | 592 | 10 |
| 635 | Convery | 591 | 7 |
| 636 | Speers | 588 | 6 |
| 637 | Peoples | 586 | 7 |
| 638 | Mcgregor | 583 | 8 |
| 639 | Loughrey | 581 | 8 |
| 640 | O'callaghan | 579 | 11 |
| 641 | Mackin | 578 | 6 |
| 642 | Brolly | 576 | 6 |
| 643 | Hoey | 575 | 4 |
| 644 | Buckley | 574 | 7 |
| 645 | Mcgirr | 574 | 6 |
| 646 | Mackey | 571 | 6 |
| 647 | Shanks | 570 | 6 |
| 648 | James | 567 | 5 |
| 649 | Neely | 567 | 5 |
| 650 | Mcadam | 562 | 6 |
| 651 | Leckey | 561 | 6 |
| 652 | Donald | 559 | 6 |
| 653 | Mcneilly | 559 | 8 |
| 654 | Mullin | 557 | 6 |
| 655 | Fearon | 556 | 6 |
| 656 | Bryson | 553 | 6 |
| 657 | Brownlee | 551 | 8 |
| 658 | Spiers | 549 | 6 |
| 659 | Mclernon | 548 | 8 |
| 660 | Nicholson | 548 | 9 |
| 661 | Dempsey | 547 | 7 |
| 662 | Mcneice | 547 | 7 |
| 663 | Mackle | 546 | 6 |
| 664 | Holden | 546 | 6 |
| 665 | Laird | 544 | 5 |
| 666 | Steenson | 544 | 8 |
| 667 | Jess | 543 | 4 |
| 668 | Ball | 543 | 4 |
| 669 | Watton | 543 | 6 |
| 670 | Power | 542 | 5 |
| 671 | Somerville | 542 | 10 |
| 672 | Wells | 541 | 5 |
| 673 | Donnan | 541 | 6 |
| 674 | Fraser | 541 | 6 |
| 675 | Dempster | 541 | 8 |
| 676 | Bowman | 540 | 6 |
| 677 | Mathers | 539 | 7 |
| 678 | Mccallum | 538 | 8 |
| 679 | Toland | 538 | 6 |
| 680 | Hirst | 538 | 5 |
| 681 | Dougherty | 538 | 9 |
| 682 | Mccaughan | 537 | 9 |
| 683 | Colgan | 537 | 6 |
| 684 | Gough | 537 | 5 |
| 685 | Bond | 536 | 4 |
| 686 | Mccord | 535 | 6 |
| 687 | Mccloy | 535 | 6 |
| 688 | Arthur | 534 | 6 |
| 689 | Totten | 534 | 6 |
| 690 | Dale | 533 | 4 |
| 691 | Mccall | 532 | 6 |
| 692 | Gilchrist | 532 | 9 |
| 693 | Cook | 532 | 4 |
| 694 | Kearns | 531 | 6 |
| 695 | Blaney | 527 | 6 |
| 696 | Welsh | 527 | 5 |
| 697 | Leslie | 527 | 6 |
| 698 | Mccarroll | 525 | 9 |
| 699 | Cahoon | 523 | 6 |
| 700 | Hasson | 522 | 6 |
| 701 | Moody | 522 | 5 |
| 702 | Mulgrew | 521 | 7 |
| 703 | Hood | 521 | 4 |
| 704 | Miskelly | 520 | 8 |
| 705 | Calvin | 518 | 6 |
| 706 | Park | 517 | 4 |
| 707 | Mcgaughey | 515 | 9 |
| 708 | Treanor | 514 | 7 |
| 709 | Brogan | 512 | 6 |
| 710 | Geddis | 511 | 6 |
| 711 | Lemon | 509 | 5 |
| 712 | Rush | 507 | 4 |
| 713 | Archer | 507 | 6 |
| 714 | Marley | 506 | 6 |
| 715 | Burnside | 506 | 8 |
| 716 | Barnett | 505 | 7 |
| 717 | Delaney | 505 | 7 |
| 718 | Tracey | 504 | 6 |
| 719 | Glasgow | 503 | 7 |
| 720 | Vaughan | 503 | 7 |
| 721 | Mccombe | 503 | 7 |
| 722 | Mcatamney | 503 | 9 |
| 723 | Redmond | 502 | 7 |
| 724 | Freeman | 501 | 7 |
| 725 | Tweed | 499 | 5 |
| 726 | Costello | 499 | 8 |
| 727 | French | 499 | 6 |
| 728 | Greaves | 498 | 7 |
| 729 | Hackett | 498 | 7 |
| 730 | Mcclurg | 497 | 7 |
| 731 | Mccool | 497 | 6 |
| 732 | Massey | 494 | 6 |
| 733 | Mccrystal | 494 | 9 |
| 734 | Burnett | 494 | 7 |
| 735 | Telford | 493 | 7 |
| 736 | Grimes | 493 | 6 |
| 737 | Lucas | 493 | 5 |
| 738 | Liggett | 492 | 7 |
| 739 | Ingram | 491 | 6 |
| 740 | Hoy | 490 | 3 |
| 741 | Lynas | 490 | 5 |
| 742 | Lyness | 490 | 6 |
| 743 | Watterson | 490 | 9 |
| 744 | Mcglade | 490 | 7 |
| 745 | Cully | 489 | 5 |
| 746 | Stinson | 488 | 7 |
| 747 | Boal | 487 | 4 |
| 748 | Howe | 487 | 4 |
| 749 | Stirling | 486 | 8 |
| 750 | Lundy | 486 | 5 |
| 751 | Hume | 485 | 4 |
| 752 | Mccrum | 484 | 6 |
| 753 | Grimley | 484 | 7 |
| 754 | Boylan | 484 | 6 |
| 755 | Cummins | 484 | 7 |
| 756 | Preston | 483 | 7 |
| 757 | Ahmed | 483 | 5 |
| 758 | Millen | 483 | 6 |
| 759 | Guy | 482 | 3 |
| 760 | Donaghey | 482 | 8 |
| 761 | Humphries | 481 | 9 |
| 762 | Mckibbin | 481 | 8 |
| 763 | Monteith | 480 | 8 |
| 764 | Parkhill | 480 | 8 |
| 765 | Mcglone | 478 | 7 |
| 766 | Quigg | 477 | 5 |
| 767 | Annett | 477 | 6 |
| 768 | Mccrossan | 476 | 9 |
| 769 | Barbour | 476 | 7 |
| 770 | Mcbrien | 476 | 7 |
| 771 | Cleary | 475 | 6 |
| 772 | Mccaw | 475 | 5 |
| 773 | O'sullivan | 475 | 10 |
| 774 | Mcquade | 473 | 7 |
| 775 | Gilpin | 472 | 6 |
| 776 | Norris | 471 | 6 |
| 777 | Devenney | 471 | 8 |
| 778 | Ford | 470 | 4 |
| 779 | Mcconkey | 469 | 8 |
| 780 | Richmond | 469 | 8 |
| 781 | Getty | 468 | 5 |
| 782 | Creaney | 467 | 7 |
| 783 | Okane | 467 | 5 |
| 784 | Skelton | 466 | 7 |
| 785 | Moorhead | 466 | 8 |
| 786 | Niblock | 466 | 7 |
| 787 | Goodwin | 466 | 7 |
| 788 | Beatty | 465 | 6 |
| 789 | Dunbar | 465 | 6 |
| 790 | Sproule | 464 | 7 |
| 791 | Dickey | 461 | 6 |
| 792 | Chestnutt | 461 | 9 |
| 793 | Cathcart | 461 | 8 |
| 794 | Howard | 459 | 6 |
| 795 | Forde | 459 | 5 |
| 796 | Mahon | 458 | 5 |
| 797 | Parkinson | 458 | 9 |
| 798 | Glendinning | 458 | 11 |
| 799 | Sullivan | 458 | 8 |
| 800 | Mcferran | 456 | 8 |
| 801 | West | 456 | 4 |
| 802 | Mairs | 455 | 5 |
| 803 | Hyndman | 455 | 7 |
| 804 | Mccrudden | 454 | 9 |
| 805 | Bolton | 454 | 6 |
| 806 | Mccay | 453 | 5 |
| 807 | Milliken | 453 | 8 |
| 808 | Mcgrory | 452 | 7 |
| 809 | Hicks | 452 | 5 |
| 810 | Stuart | 452 | 6 |
| 811 | Kerrigan | 451 | 8 |
| 812 | Foy | 450 | 3 |
| 813 | Blake | 450 | 5 |
| 814 | Kernohan | 448 | 8 |
| 815 | Ireland | 448 | 7 |
| 816 | Bradshaw | 448 | 8 |
| 817 | Hay | 446 | 3 |
| 818 | Carville | 445 | 8 |
| 819 | Simms | 445 | 5 |
| 820 | Skillen | 444 | 7 |
| 821 | Fitzgerald | 443 | 10 |
| 822 | Rocks | 442 | 5 |
| 823 | Gowdy | 442 | 5 |
| 824 | Mcgarrigle | 442 | 10 |
| 825 | Hillis | 441 | 6 |
| 826 | Wade | 440 | 4 |
| 827 | Farren | 440 | 6 |
| 828 | Howlett | 439 | 7 |
| 829 | Galloway | 439 | 8 |
| 830 | Dinsmore | 439 | 8 |
| 831 | Colhoun | 437 | 7 |
| 832 | Nevin | 437 | 5 |
| 833 | Rowan | 435 | 5 |
| 834 | Brooks | 435 | 6 |
| 835 | Pinkerton | 434 | 9 |
| 836 | Dowds | 434 | 5 |
| 837 | Bloomer | 434 | 7 |
| 838 | Mccurdy | 434 | 7 |
| 839 | Mcstravick | 433 | 10 |
| 840 | Ashe | 433 | 4 |
| 841 | Mcpeake | 431 | 7 |
| 842 | O'connell | 430 | 9 |
| 843 | Kirkwood | 430 | 8 |
| 844 | Thomson | 429 | 7 |
| 845 | Dalton | 428 | 6 |
| 846 | Mcclay | 428 | 6 |
| 847 | Mcminn | 427 | 6 |
| 848 | Thornton | 427 | 8 |
| 849 | Bradford | 427 | 8 |
| 850 | Walls | 426 | 5 |
| 851 | Hopkins | 425 | 7 |
| 852 | Mcfaul | 424 | 6 |
| 853 | Hassan | 422 | 6 |
| 854 | Meenan | 421 | 6 |
| 855 | Barker | 421 | 6 |
| 856 | Barton | 421 | 6 |
| 857 | Godfrey | 420 | 7 |
| 858 | Braniff | 419 | 7 |
| 859 | Mcgonagle | 418 | 9 |
| 860 | Bird | 418 | 4 |
| 861 | Mcdevitt | 417 | 8 |
| 862 | Hobson | 417 | 6 |
| 863 | Mayne | 417 | 5 |
| 864 | Gillan | 416 | 6 |
| 865 | Matchett | 415 | 8 |
| 866 | Mcilveen | 414 | 8 |
| 867 | Dorrian | 413 | 7 |
| 868 | Caulfield | 413 | 9 |
| 869 | O'loughlin | 412 | 10 |
| 870 | Begum | 412 | 5 |
| 871 | Wood | 412 | 4 |
| 872 | Ervine | 412 | 6 |
| 873 | Blakely | 411 | 7 |
| 874 | Sharpe | 411 | 6 |
| 875 | Nash | 411 | 4 |
| 876 | Caughey | 411 | 7 |
| 877 | Mcmonagle | 411 | 9 |
| 878 | Teague | 410 | 6 |
| 879 | Kernaghan | 410 | 9 |
| 880 | Haire | 410 | 5 |
| 881 | Fleck | 409 | 5 |
| 882 | Proctor | 407 | 7 |
| 883 | Banks | 407 | 5 |
| 884 | Coburn | 406 | 6 |
| 885 | Francis | 406 | 7 |
| 886 | Jamieson | 406 | 8 |
| 887 | Fallon | 405 | 6 |
| 888 | Bullock | 403 | 7 |
| 889 | Latimer | 403 | 7 |
| 890 | Erwin | 402 | 5 |
| 891 | Maginn | 401 | 6 |
| 892 | Fenton | 401 | 6 |
| 893 | Potter | 401 | 6 |
| 894 | Eakin | 400 | 5 |
| 895 | Cherry | 398 | 6 |
| 896 | Lowe | 398 | 4 |
| 897 | Vallely | 398 | 7 |
| 898 | Mcsherry | 396 | 8 |
| 899 | Armour | 396 | 6 |
| 900 | Lawson | 396 | 6 |
| 901 | Hillen | 395 | 6 |
| 902 | Cleland | 395 | 7 |
| 903 | Gregory | 394 | 7 |
| 904 | Warke | 394 | 5 |
| 905 | Hunt | 392 | 4 |
| 906 | Dallas | 391 | 6 |
| 907 | Mccreesh | 391 | 8 |
| 908 | Flood | 390 | 5 |
| 909 | Stitt | 389 | 5 |
| 910 | Surgenor | 388 | 8 |
| 911 | Bryans | 388 | 6 |
| 912 | Mcvicker | 386 | 8 |
| 913 | Boreland | 386 | 8 |
| 914 | Bannon | 385 | 6 |
| 915 | Ellison | 385 | 7 |
| 916 | Gilbert | 385 | 7 |
| 917 | Lutton | 384 | 6 |
| 918 | Templeton | 382 | 9 |
| 919 | Hollywood | 382 | 9 |
| 920 | Leathem | 382 | 7 |
| 921 | Foley | 382 | 5 |
| 922 | Harrigan | 381 | 8 |
| 923 | Markey | 381 | 6 |
| 924 | Ewart | 381 | 5 |
| 925 | Mckibben | 381 | 8 |
| 926 | Huey | 379 | 4 |
| 927 | Ferry | 378 | 5 |
| 928 | Mccurry | 378 | 7 |
| 929 | Mcmullen | 378 | 8 |
| 930 | Hanson | 378 | 6 |
| 931 | Sheerin | 378 | 7 |
| 932 | Mcgarrity | 377 | 9 |
| 933 | Farr | 377 | 4 |
| 934 | Smylie | 377 | 6 |
| 935 | Greenaway | 376 | 9 |
| 936 | Bain | 376 | 4 |
| 937 | Farmer | 376 | 6 |
| 938 | Dobson | 376 | 6 |
| 939 | Mulvenna | 375 | 8 |
| 940 | Arnold | 374 | 6 |
| 941 | Abraham | 373 | 7 |
| 942 | Cahill | 373 | 6 |
| 943 | Mcroberts | 372 | 9 |
| 944 | Hartley | 372 | 7 |
| 945 | Teggart | 371 | 7 |
| 946 | Drummond | 370 | 8 |
| 947 | Farrow | 370 | 6 |
| 948 | Slevin | 369 | 6 |
| 949 | Higginson | 369 | 9 |
| 950 | Roulston | 369 | 8 |
| 951 | Mckevitt | 369 | 8 |
| 952 | Powell | 368 | 6 |
| 953 | Mccune | 366 | 6 |
| 954 | Lilley | 366 | 6 |
| 955 | Heath | 365 | 5 |
| 956 | Kelso | 365 | 5 |
| 957 | Donegan | 364 | 7 |
| 958 | Hanley | 364 | 6 |
| 959 | Moffatt | 363 | 7 |
| 960 | Barkley | 363 | 7 |
| 961 | Cooley | 363 | 6 |
| 962 | Dennis | 363 | 6 |
| 963 | Macauley | 363 | 8 |
| 964 | Ali | 362 | 3 |
| 965 | Lambe | 361 | 5 |
| 966 | Winters | 361 | 7 |
| 967 | Stephenson | 360 | 10 |
| 968 | Swann | 360 | 5 |
| 969 | Haslett | 360 | 7 |
| 970 | May | 360 | 3 |
| 971 | Hynds | 359 | 5 |
| 972 | Eastwood | 358 | 8 |
| 973 | Knight | 358 | 6 |
| 974 | Hannigan | 358 | 8 |
| 975 | Abernethy | 357 | 9 |
| 976 | Crossley | 357 | 8 |
| 977 | Doak | 357 | 4 |
| 978 | Allan | 355 | 5 |
| 979 | Mccarney | 355 | 8 |
| 980 | Sheppard | 354 | 8 |
| 981 | Balmer | 353 | 6 |
| 982 | Mcconaghy | 353 | 9 |
| 983 | Megaw | 353 | 5 |
| 984 | Mcgilloway | 353 | 10 |
| 985 | Erskine | 352 | 7 |
| 986 | Gould | 351 | 5 |
| 987 | Deeney | 351 | 6 |
| 988 | Finn | 350 | 4 |
| 989 | Gaston | 350 | 6 |
| 990 | Cranston | 350 | 8 |
| 991 | Calderwood | 349 | 10 |
| 992 | Lafferty | 349 | 8 |
| 993 | Colton | 348 | 6 |
| 994 | Ruddy | 348 | 5 |
| 995 | Deane | 348 | 5 |
| 996 | Mcreynolds | 348 | 10 |
| 997 | Lyle | 348 | 4 |
| 998 | Haughian | 347 | 8 |
| 999 | Barclay | 347 | 7 |
| 1000 | Pyper | 347 | 5 |
Als u naar Noord-Ierland reist, zult u een rijke geschiedenis en cultuur ervaren die nog steeds voortleeft in de namen van de inwoners. Achternamen hier hebben vaak betekenisvolle oorsprongen, met verhalen die teruggaan tot de oude clans en koninkrijken. Hier is een lijst van de meest voorkomende achternamen in Noord-Ierland, samen met hun betekenissen en geschiedenis.
O'Brien is een Ierse achternaam die afstamt van de legendarische koning Brian Boru. Hij was een belangrijke figuur in de Ierse geschiedenis en wordt herinnerd voor zijn strijd tegen Viking indringers. De naam betekent trots en hoogmoedig.
Kelly is een veelvoorkomende Ierse achternaam en staat bekend om zijn associatie met de Ierse rebellie. In de middeleeuwen was Kelly een naam die werd gegeven aan mensen die woonden in een beboste gebieden. De naam betekent bosbeschermer of beschermer van de kerk.
McMahon is een naam die is afgeleid van het Ierse Mac Mathghamhna. De betekenis van de naam is zoon van de beer, wat refereert aan de legendarische jager die bekend staat om zijn moed en kracht. McMahons waren traditioneel jagers, boeren en krijgers.
Gallagher is een Ierse achternaam die afstamt van de Gall-Gael, een term die verwijst naar de Noorse en Schotse indringers die zich in Ierland vestigden. De naam betekent vreemdeling of buitenlander en de Gallaghers waren traditioneel veehouders en landbouwers.
McDonald is een Ierse achternaam die ook voorkomt in Schotland. De betekenis van de naam is zoon van Donald. Donald was een Schotse koning die belangrijk was in de middeleeuwen. Mc-achternamen zijn gebruikelijk in Ierland en Schotland en werden traditioneel gegeven aan de nakomelingen van belangrijke personen.
Thompson is een veelvoorkomende achternaam in het noorden van Ierland. Het is een naam van Scandinavische oorsprong en betekent zoon van Thomas. Thomas was een populaire naam in Schotland en Ierland tijdens de middeleeuwen en de naam verspreidde zich naar het noordoosten van Ierland.
Smith is een veelvoorkomende achternaam die ook in het noorden van Ierland veel voorkomt. De naam is van Engelse oorsprong en betekent smid. De naam werd traditioneel gegeven aan mensen die als smid werkten.
Wilson is een achternaam van Schotse oorsprong die vaak voorkomt in het noorden van Ierland. De betekenis van de naam is zoon van William, een populaire naam in de middeleeuwen en Renaissance-tijdperk.
Stewart is een naam van Schotse oorsprong die veel voorkomt in het noorden van Ierland. Het is een naam die vaak geassocieerd wordt met royalty en aristocratie. De naam betekent opzichter of bewaker.
Deze lijst van meest voorkomende achternamen geeft een glimp van de diverse en rijke geschiedenis van Noord-Ierland weer. Het onthult de verwijzingen naar belangrijke personen en gebeurtenissen die vandaag de dag nog steeds levendig zijn in de namen van de inwoners.