The following is a list of Irish surnames found in the official
records[19] of Rhode Island, and in books, papers, and documents
relating to the history of the latter. The names appear as early as the
year mentioned in each case, but in some instances may have been
represented at even an earlier period:
Banon, 1766.
Barret, 1751.
Baxter, 1751.
Bennett, 1646.
Blake, 1675.
Bourk, 1755.
Boyd, 1741.
Boyle, 1675.
Brandon, 1675.
Brian, 1675.
Burg (Burk?), 1667.
Burk, 1764.
Burns, 1772.
Butler, 1670.
Byrn, 1747.
Cain (Kane), 1738.
Carroll, 1768.
Carty, 1721.
Cary, 1693.
Casey, 1663.
Casside (Cassidy), 1732.
Cavenaugh, 1752.
Clinton, 1752.
Cogin, 1755.
Coleman, 1702.
Collins, 1642.
Conner, 1732.
Connor, 1742.
Coursey, 1713.
Crane, 1775.
Creman, 1746.
Cummings, 1739.
Curley, 1775.
Dailey, 1689.
Daley, 1710.
Daly, 1736.
Darcey, 1718.
Day, 1677.
DeCourcy, 1720–25.
Delaney, 1742.
Dempsey, 1743.
Dermott, 1761.
Devett, 1685.
Devitt, 1685.
Donnelly, 1747.
Donohoe, 1758.
Donovan, 1751.
Dowling, 1742.
Downer, 1760.
Downing, 1731.
Doyle, 1698.
Driskell (Driscoll), 1774.
Drury, 1675.
Dunn, 1682.
Dwyer, 1756.
Egan, 1745.
Farrell, 1742.
Fitzgerald, 1743.
Fitzpatrick, 1761.
Flannagan, 1762.
Flynn, 1752.
Ford, 1675.
Fox, 1704.
Gallagher, 1736.
Geery, 1675.
Gibbons, 1636.
Glenn, 1756.
Gorman, 1761.
Hagerty, 1775.
Haley, 1719.
Hanley, 1745.
Harvey, 1746.
Harvie, 1665.
Hartagan, 1753.
Hayes, 1675.
Healey, 1675.
Hearn, 1759.
Heffernan, 1671.
Hefernan, 1671.
Hickey, 1752.
Higgins, 1699.
Holland, 1729.
Hurley, 1740.
Joyce, 1731.
Keeny, 1765.
Kelly, 1669.
Kenney, 1675.
Lanahan, 1750 (about).
Lane, 1675.
Larkin, 1655.
Lawless, 1720.
Linniken, 1690.
Long, 1677.
Lyon, 1737.
Macarte, 1677.
Macfarline, 1759.
Mackenny, 1720.
Mackey, 1737.
Mackown, 1723.
Macoone, 1669.
MacSparran, 1718.
McCane, 1740.
McCarty, 1677.
McClure, 1748.
McCone, 1740.
McCorrie, 1765.
McDonald, 1745.
McGee, 1767.
McGonegal, 1742.
McGoron, 1758.
McGow, 1747.
McGowan, 1747.
McGrath, 1759.
McKane, 1740.
McMillen, 1754.
Magee, 1758.
Magenis, 1675.
Magill, 1749.
Maguire, 1750.
Mahoney, 1774.
Malavery, 1687.
Maloney, 1675.
Manning, 1762.
Martin, 1677.
Mitchell, 1703.
Moore, 1700.
Mulholland, 1742.
Mullen, 1760.
Mulligan, 1775.
Murphy, 1675.
Murray, 1752.
Neale, 1675.
Nevill, 1675.
Nixon, 1722.
Norton, 1716.
O’Brien, 1751.
O’Harra, 1728.
O’Kelly, 1774.
O’Neil, 1756.
Orr, 1695.
Phelon, 1730.
Read, 1667.
Reed, 1727.
Rily, 1675.
Ring, 1755.
Roach, 1773.
Ross, 1751.
Russell, 1736.
Ryan, 1756.
Shay, 1731.
Sheehan, 1759.
Sheen, 1754.
Stewart, 1724.
Sullivan, 1740.
Sullivant (Sullivan?), 1733.
Tally, 1747
Tracy, 1675.
Ward, 1677.
Watson, 1722.
Walch, 1703.
Welch, 1675.
Welsh, 1738.