| Aungier | rare: Dublin. Huguenots from 17 cent. Probably from the town of Angers. Woulfe gives Ir. Dáinséir - a fair representation of the French. |
| Blanche | fairly rare: Dublin & S.E. As Blanc in Midlands. Huguenot or later French immigrants. |
| Bosonnet | Very rare: Dublin, Cork. Possibly Bessonet, a Huguenot name in 18 cent. |
| Bovaird | rare: Donegal, Derry. French, but not appearing amongst the Huguenots. SI. |
| Bulmer | Very rare: scattered. A Huguenot name. SI. |
| Charters | Quite numerous: Belfast, Down etc. French Huguenots, 17 cent. SI. |
| Choiseul | Very rare: Tullamore. Presumably French Huguenot, 17 cent. |
| Corneille | Very rare. Limerick. Palatine, 18 cent. A common French name - a Huguenot connection, perhaps. SI. |
| Culbert | fairly numerous: mainly E Ulster, Ossory, Waterford. MacLysaght considers this name is of Huguenot origin, but it may also be Scottish in Ulster. |
| Dubois | fairly rare: Antrim. French Huguenot, 17 cent. "of the wood". |
| Duprey | rare: Down. Huguenot? |
| Fenelon | Quite numerous: all areas, particularly Carlow-Wexford, Meath etc. Ir. Ó Fionnalláin. It is sometimes of Huguenot origin, being a toponymic of the Dordogne.MIF & Dauzat. |
| Going | Very rare: Wicklow etc. Ir. Mac Gabhann or French Gouin. The latter were in Tipperary at the end of 17 cent - presumably Huguenots. |
| Governey | rare: Carlow etc. Ir. Mac Goibheanaigh. Previously of Laois, but MacLysaght has reservations on the; there may be connction with Huguenot Gouvernet. SI. |
| Guerin | numerous: Limerick-Clare- Kerry, Cork. Ir. Ó Géaráin, géar = sharp. This name relates to the Uí Fiachrach of Connacht, so the connection with the Munster Guerins is tenuous. There was a Huguenot name Guérin, but this would hardly account for the name in Limerick and Kerry. See also Gaynor. SI & SGG. |
| Guing | rare: W Meath, Wicklow. This seems to be the Huguenot Guin. See Going. |
| Huggard | fairly rare: Dublin, Cork etc. English and Huguenot, 17 & 18 cent. SI. |
| Jacques | Very rare: Down. Perhaps Huguenot, 17 cent. |
| Jolley | Quite numerous: Dublin and scattered. English, 16 cent. The name also occurred amongst the Huguenots in Dublin (18 cent). MIF. |
| Joynt | rare: Dublin etc. Ir. de Siúnta. MacLysaght says this is a Huguenot name. The family are noted for Irish Language scholarship. SI. |
| La Touche | Huguenots, noted in Dublin for banking and the poplin industry. The name does not appear in current telephone directories, but has been previously recorded. |
| Larminie | a Huguenot name, they were in Mayo in 18 cent. Notable in the person of the poet William Larminie (1849-1900). The name does not appear in current telephone directories, but has been previously recorded. |
| Le Gear | Very rare: Limerick City. Palatine, but possibly Huguenot. |
| Lefanu | a well-known Huguenot name, e.g. the writer Joseph Sheridan Lefanu (1814-1873). The name does not appear in current telephone directories, but has been previously recorded. |
| Lefroy | rare: Dublin and scattered. Huguenot, 18 cent. Associated with Limerick. SI. |
| Lemass | fairly rare: Dublin. Thought to be French Le Maistre, 18 cent, an archaic form of the modern Lemaître, current in France. The name existed amongst the Huguenots. MIF. |
| Levis | Quite numerous: Cork etc. Ir. Mac Conshléibhe (mountain hound). However, MacLysaght considers the W Cork bearers of the name to be of Huguenot origin. See also Leavy. |
| Lyall | fairly numerous: E Ulster, Derry, Donegal etc. Ir. Ó Laoighill (SGG), however the name is generally of Scottish origin (17 cent) and was spelled de Lisle in 13 cent, so it was clearly Norman then. MacLysaght says that it occurred amongst the Huguenots who settled in Belfast in 18 cent. Lyall is also an English diminutive of Lyon. SI & SS. |
| Mallett | fairly rare: Derry, Dublin. An early Anglo-Norman name and later a Huguenot one. The current Irish Ó Méalóid, may be derived. See Mylott. |
| Maturin | a Huguenot name, found in Limerick 18 cent. The name does not appear in current telephone directories, but has been previously recorded. |
| Moreau | rare: Dublin. French, synonym of Morell which was of Huguenot origin. "Moorish". |
| Morrell | fairly rare: Ulster, Dublin etc. MacLysaght says this is a Huguenot name but it i also current in England. SI & DBS. |
| Morrin | fairly numerous: Midlands etc.Ir. Ó Murcháin, Ó Muirín, corresponding to septs in Offaly and Mayo. See also Morahan and Murrin. MacLysaght mentions a Huguenot connection in Ulster, but the name is rare there now. |
| Noblett | rare: Belfast area, Dublin, Wexford. MacLysaght states that this is a Huguenot name. It also exists in England. SI. |
| Perdue | rare: Tipperary-Limerick etc. A Huguenot name in Youghal, 18 cent. A French nick-name, perdu, lost. Perhaps a child lost and, thankfully, found. |
| Petticrew | Quite numerous: Down-Armagh etc. Huguenots in 17 cent in Ulster, according to MacLysaght, but the name has been in Scotland since 13 cent and may well account for many of the. Derivation: French petit cru, small growth. SI & SS. |
| Rumley | rare: Cork, Mayo. There is a Huguenot connection in Cork. |
| Saurin | rare: Drogheda (Louth) etc. Huguenot, 18 cent. French de Sauvergne. It may occasionally stand for Soraghan, q.v. |
| Thuillier | rare: Cork, Dublin. A notable family of Kinsale since 17 cent, they were distinguished as boat-builders. The family tradition is that they were French Protestants though not appearing on lists of Huguenots (Appendix C). |
| Trench | fairly rare: Mayo-Galway etc. Ir. Trínseach. A Huguenot name, in Ireland early in 17 cent and a notable family. |
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