Currently, the 50 most popular Irish surnames are:
| 1.MURPHY | 26.QUINN |
| 2.KELLY | 27.FARRELL |
| 3.BYRNE | 28. CARROLL |
| 4.WALSH | 29. KAVANAGH |
| 5.RYAN | 30.CONNOLLY |
| 6.O’BRIEN | 31.O’REILLY |
| 7.O’CONNOR | 32.HEALY |
| 8. O’SULLIVAN | 33.CLARKE |
| 9. DOYLE | 34.DUFFY |
| 10.LYNCH | 35.DOHERTY |
| 11. McCARTHY | 36. O’CONNEL |
| 12.O’NEILL | 37.BRADY |
| 13. BRENNAN | 38.WHELAN |
| 14.DUNNE | 39.KENNY |
| 15.MURRAY | 40. FitzPATRICK |
| 16.BURKE | 41.MOORE |
| 17.SMITH | 42. KREANE |
| 18.DALY | 43. MORAN |
| 19. NOLAN | 44.REILLY |
| 20.KENNEDY | 45.O’DONNELL |
| 21.FitzGERALD | 46. McGRATH |
| 22.GALLAGHER | 47.BARRY |
| 23.FLYNN | 48. FOLEY |
| 24. COLLINS | 49. HAYES |
| 25.POWER | 50. MAHER |
Bibliography
- Reany, P.H. A Dictionary of English Surnames. (2005). USA. Oxford University Press.
- Elián, JS The great book of surnames and heraldry . (2001). Spain. Robinhook Editions.
- Familysearch.org .
