Irwine Catholic marriages in Ireland


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Surname Dictionary

Ervine numerous: E Ulster etc. Two separate names, but see Irvine & Irwin.
Irvine Very numerous: Antrim, Belfast, Ulster generally, Dublin etc. Scottish, 17 cent in Ulster. An Sloinnteoir Gaeilge gives Ó h-Eireamhóin as Irish version. In Scotland the name is usually Irving, a toponymic. SI & SS.
Irving fairly rare: Dublin etc. See Irvine.
Irwin Very numerous: all areas, especially Ulster. Moderate numbers in S Limerick and E Cork. Ir. O h-Eireamhóin & Ó Ciarmhacáin (SGG). However, MacLysaght considers the name is generally of settler origin, either a synonym of Irvine or from an English first name.
Orwin Very rare: Belfast area. English, from Anglo-Saxon first name "boar-friend". See Erwin.
 

Parishes where a Irwine and a second surname married each other.

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Variants and totals


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