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Fogarty: Irish Surname History & Coat of Arms

Ó Fógartaigh · 'descendant of Fógartach' (proclaimed, banished, exiled)

Woulfe (1923) gives Fogarty as a form of Ó Fógartaigh, 'descendant of Fógartach' (proclaimed, banished, exiled), the name of a family of Dalcassian origin, according to O'Heerin, who were chiefs of Eile Ui Fhogartaigh, now the barony of Elyogarty, Co. Tipperary. In 1890, 61 birth entries including spelling varieties (57 spelled Fogarty) were registered in Ireland, more than half in Tipperary and Dublin.

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Irish formÓ Fógartaigh
Meaning'descendant of Fógartach' (proclaimed, banished, exiled)
CountiesTipperary, Dublin, Kerry
Other spellings5

Origin of the Fogarty name

Woulfe: 'the name of a family of Dalcassian origin, according to O'Heerin, who were chiefs of Eile Ui Fhogartaigh, now the barony of Elyogarty, in Co. Tipperary'; sometimes changed to Ó hÓgartaigh; in West Kerry Ó Fógartha.[1]

  1. 1093Four Masters: Aedh, son of Cathal Ua Conchobhair, killed in fetters by Fogartach Ua Fogartaigh.[4]
  2. 1178Four Masters: Donnell O'Fogarty, bishop of Ossory, died.[5]
  3. 189061 Fogarty birth entries including spelling varieties (57 spelled Fogarty).[2]

Where in Ireland

Co. TipperaryWoulfe: chiefs of Eile Ui Fhogartaigh, now the barony of Elyogarty; Matheson 1890: more than half in Tipperary and Dublin.[1][2]
Co. DublinMatheson 1890: 'More than half in Tipperary and Dublin.'[2]
Co. KerryWoulfe: in West Kerry the name is Ó Fógartha.[1]

Other spellings

O'Fogarty · Fogerty · O Fogartie · O Fogerty · Fogaton[1][5]

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Fogarty surname: questions

What does the surname Fogarty mean?

Woulfe gives Fogarty as a form of Ó Fógartaigh, 'descendant of Fógartach', which he glosses as 'proclaimed, banished, exiled'.[1]

Where in Ireland is Fogarty from?

Woulfe says the family, of Dalcassian origin according to O'Heerin, were chiefs of Eile Ui Fhogartaigh, now the barony of Elyogarty, Co. Tipperary. Matheson's 1890 birth index says more than half of Fogarty entries were in Tipperary and Dublin.[1][2]

Is Fogarty the same as O'Fogarty?

Woulfe gives O Fogartie and O Fogerty as forms of Ó Fógartaigh alongside Fogerty and Fogarty, and the Annals of the Four Masters (O'Donovan translation) spell the 1178 bishop of Ossory 'Donnell O'Fogarty'.[1][5]

Is Fogarty the same as Hogarty?

Woulfe says Ó Fógartaigh is 'sometimes changed, by the aspiration of the initial f, into Ó hÓgartaigh', and refers readers to that entry; he does not print Hogarty in this entry.[1]

Sources

  1. Ó Fógartaigh — Irish Names and Surnames (Rev. Patrick Woulfe, 1923), transcribed, LibraryIreland.com. libraryireland.com/names/of/o-fogartaigh.php
  2. Fogarty — Birth Indexes of 1890 — Special Report on Surnames in Ireland (Robert E. Matheson, 1909), transcribed, LibraryIreland.com. libraryireland.com/matheson/report/births/fogarty.php
  3. Fogarty — Varieties and Synonymes of Surnames and Christian Names in Ireland (Robert E. Matheson, 1901), transcribed, LibraryIreland.com. libraryireland.com/matheson/varieties/list/634.php
  4. Annals of the Four Masters (trans. John O'Donovan), 1093 (part 20) — CELT edition, CELT, University College Cork. celt.ucc.ie/published/T100005B/text020.html
  5. Annals of the Four Masters (trans. John O'Donovan), 1178 (part 1) — CELT edition, CELT, University College Cork. celt.ucc.ie/published/T100005C/text001.html

Note: Matheson's 1890 figures for a surname include its spelling varieties (Matheson, Table Explanation).