400+ Irish Last Names (With Meanings and Popularity)

Keefe is an energetic Irish surname occasionally used as a first. Only caveat: Will people think your little Keefe is a Keith with enunciation problems?

Out-of-date for a boy, innovative for a girl.

A small number of girls are given this Irish surname as a first name each year.

Makes Donna into a cool twenty-first-century unisex Irish surname.

Likable Irish surname name, but bound to be confused with Clooney.

Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cearmada, which is reminiscent of other jaunty Irish surnames like Cassidy and Connolly.

Gently pleasant English family name long associated with 60-Minuteman Morley Safer.

One Irish surname that will never make it as a first.

Magee has a broad and bouncy appeal for the sons of anyone from Adam to Zachary.

We'd be leery of this one.

If you like the Irish surname feel, there are loads of more congenial options.

A common Irish surname that's seldom heard as a first name, but has an appealing meaning.

The O'Haras are descended from Eaghra -- pronounced and phonetically spelled Ara -- the lord of Luighne, the modern Leyney in County Sligo. As a name, this makes a satisfying new twist on Harry.

Curran is a curry-flavored Irish surname-y name that could work as well for girls as boys. Curran can be a fresher spin on the Twilight-inflected Cullen.

Actor Pierce made both his first and last name appealing.

The C spelling of Corrigan relates more directly to the Irish surname, while the K spelling, Korrigan, relates to the sprites and fairies of Breton folklore.

A merry surname cousin of Kerrigan, could make a lively choice for a happy little girl.

Compact, to-the-point surname name. Bear in mind the stock-market association - it may be a bit much with the last name Jones.