Kearney Family History
Kearney Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Seamus, Caitlin, Declan, Dermot, Donovan, Eamonn, Liam.
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Catharnaigh ‘descendant of Catharnach’, a personal name meaning ‘warlike’. Alternatively, it may be from Ó Cearnaigh or Mac Cearnaigh (from cearnach ‘victorious’) or from Ó Ceithearnaigh ‘descendant of Ceithearnach’, a personal name meaning ‘foot soldier’.
History: Most present-day bearers of this name are descended from Tadhg Ó Catharnaigh, killed in battle in 1084. He was nicknamed An Sionnach ‘the Fox’, and for this reason the Irish surname was sometimes Anglicized as Fox . Denis Kearney, born in Oakmont, Ireland, in 1847, was a US labor movement leader.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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