Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
IRISH
There are approximately 1,923 people named Irish in the UK. That makes it the 4,639th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 30 are named Irish.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Location or Geographical Feature
Related and similar surnames
IrisEirish
Eirisch
Irishe
Irishs
Irysh
Irrish
Irissh
Irisch
Irisshe
Iriss
Irishb
Irise
Irwish
Iriso
Irsh
Irisu
Irisse
Irisa
Irisk
Iorish
The Irish surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
A native of Ireland, the country from which the nominal founder of the family came.