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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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The irish name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the irish family name as far back in history as possible.

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Distribution of irish Families in the US in 1920
Number of irish families
 102-201
 35-101		 1-34
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Compiled by Ancestry.com from the 1920 US Federal Census records

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Threads: 194 - Messages: 529
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Ruluf and/or Zena Irish c59irish_1 10
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
JOHN IRISH (b. 13 Apr 1724, Falmouth, Cumberland, Me maryelizabetho 0
Enoch Irish family of Chittenden Co., Vermont RBurdett 6
Irish family in Half Moon New York ksuhistory 10
Buckley Brenda 0
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