The irish Surname

irish Name Meaning and History

English and Scottish: ethnic name for someone of Irish origin. Compare Ireland.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

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irish Family Facts

Distribution of irish Families in the US in 1920

Number of irish families

102-201

35-101

1-34

Compiled by Ancestry.co.uk from the 1920 US Federal Census records

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Threads: 195 - Messages: 542

Thread	Author	Replies
Almer Irish	Donna Chippewa	4
JOHN IRISH (b. 13 Apr 1724, Falmouth, Cumberland, Me	maryelizabetho	2
Susan Irish m. Gilbert Barns or Barnes, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada	WizenedWizard	2
Buell/ Irish/ Pickens/Fitch	meyerjlc	2
Ruluf and/or Zena Irish	c59irish_1	13
Joseph & Hannah Irish of N. H. & ME.	Jean G. Michaud	2
Cora Irish of Hyde Park, Vt. married Arthur James Pixley	troypix1	0
James Irish	Aine2007	0
Irene May Irish Obituary	snicker1111	0
Nathaniel/Mary Irish	Robert Mc Call	1

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