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The surname '''Hurley''' has become the English version of at least three distinct original Irish names: the ''Ó hUirthile'', part of the [[Dál gCais]] tribal group, based in [[County Clare|Clare]] and North [[County Tipperary|Tipperary]]; the ''Ó Muirthile'', based around [[Kilbrittain]] in west [[County Cork|Cork]]; and the ''Ó hIarlatha'', from the district of [[Ballyvourney]], also in Cork, whose name is more usually anglicised "(O')Herlihy". The principal concentrations of Hurleys are today found in counties Tipperary and [[County Limerick|Limerick]], where they spread from the original Dalcassian homeland, and in Cork. An interesting example of the pseudo-translation of surnames is found in Clare, where some whose name was originally Hurley have now adopted the surname "Commane", since the Irish for the hurley-stick used in the sport of hurling is ''[[hurley (stick)|camán]]'' while the name "Commane" does not originating from that source.
The surname '''Hurley''' has become the English version of at least three distinct original Irish names: the ''Ó hUirthile'', part of the [[Dál gCais]] tribal group, based in [[County Clare|Clare]] and North [[County Tipperary|Tipperary]]; the ''Ó Muirthile'', based around [[Kilbrittain]] in west [[County Cork|Cork]]; and the ''Ó hIarlatha'', from the district of [[Ballyvourney]], also in Cork, whose name is more usually anglicised "(O')Herlihy". The principal concentrations of Hurleys are today found in counties Tipperary and [[County Limerick|Limerick]], where they spread from the original Dalcassian homeland, and in Cork. An interesting example of the pseudo-translation of surnames is found in Clare, where some whose name was originally Hurley have now adopted the surname "Commane", since the Irish for the hurley-stick used in the sport of hurling is ''[[hurley (stick)|camán]]'' while the name "Commane" does not originating from that source.

In Ireland, Hurley is one of the more common surnames in County Cork, and has a presence in and around [[Munster]]. In the [[United States]], it is the 807th most common surname.


== People with the surname ==
== People with the surname ==

Revision as of 19:52, 29 November 2013

The surname Hurley has become the English version of at least three distinct original Irish names: the Ó hUirthile, part of the Dál gCais tribal group, based in Clare and North Tipperary; the Ó Muirthile, based around Kilbrittain in west Cork; and the Ó hIarlatha, from the district of Ballyvourney, also in Cork, whose name is more usually anglicised "(O')Herlihy". The principal concentrations of Hurleys are today found in counties Tipperary and Limerick, where they spread from the original Dalcassian homeland, and in Cork. An interesting example of the pseudo-translation of surnames is found in Clare, where some whose name was originally Hurley have now adopted the surname "Commane", since the Irish for the hurley-stick used in the sport of hurling is camán while the name "Commane" does not originating from that source.

In Ireland, Hurley is one of the more common surnames in County Cork, and has a presence in and around Munster. In the United States, it is the 807th most common surname.

People with the surname

See also