Antrim: | 14 | Armagh: | 49 | Belfast city: | 22 | Carlow: | 31 |
Cavan: | 119 | Clare: | 61 | Cork: | 286 | Cork city: | 45 |
Derry: | 7 | Donegal: | 14 | Down: | 49 | Dublin: | 147 |
Dublin city: | 119 | Fermanagh: | 25 | Galway: | 119 | Kerry: | 148 |
Kildare: | 132 | Kilkenny: | 224 | Laois: | 247 | Leitrim: | 35 |
Limerick: | 288 | Limerick city: | 27 | Longford: | 34 | Louth: | 258 |
Mayo: | 114 | Meath: | 116 | Monaghan: | 109 | Offaly: | 219 |
Roscommon: | 87 | Sligo: | 67 | Tipperary: | 507 | Tyrone: | 46 |
Waterford: | 153 | Westmeath: | 72 | Wexford: | 124 | Wicklow: | 93 |
Carroll | Very numerous: all provinces and especially Laois-Kilkenny. Ir. Ó Cearbhaill, Mac Cearbhaill. The personal name Cearbhall is thought to mean "brave in battle". These names relate to a number of septs: e.g. O'Carroll of Ely (Laois) and O'Carroll of Oriel (S Ulster) and MacCarroll of S Leinster. See also (Mac)Carvill. SI,IF & GPN. |
MacCarroll | numerous: Antrim & Ulster generally. Ir. Mac Cearbhaill (brave in battle) A sept of Ulster noted for musicians. Another sept existed in Carlow-Kilkenny. See also Mac Carville. IF & SGG. |
MacKarel | rare: Louth-Monaghan. Ir. Mac Fhearghail (SGA). From first name Fearghal, brave. Difficult to distinguish from Mac Carroll, q.v. |
MacKerell | rare: Belfast area. Ir. Mac Fhearghail (SGA). From first name Fearghal, brave. Some confusion with Mac Cearbhaill (Mac Carroll). |
Ó Cearbhaill | fairly rare: scattered: Ir.Lang. See Carroll. |
Ó Cearbhaill | Carroll: an-líonmhar ar fud na tíre, in Osraí ach go h-áirithe: bhí clanna in Éile (Uíbh Fhailí) agus Oirghialla. Bhí Ó Cearbhaill Éile pairteach i gCath Chluain Tarbh. Ainm pearsanta Cearbhall a chiallaíonn, b'fhéidir, "cróga sa chath".IF. |
O'Carroll | numerous: all areas, especially Munster. Ir. Ó Cearbhaill. See Carroll |
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