Irish Names in Rhode Island Previous to 1776.
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.