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Ó Nuadhan · 'descendant of Nuadha' (the name of an ancient sea divinity)

Woulfe (1923) gives Noone as an anglicised form of Ó Nuadhan, 'descendant of Nuadha', the name of a Sligo family of the race of Cairbre, son of Niall of the Nine Hostages, who anciently held Callraighe Laithimh, nearly co-extensive with the present parish of Calry, near the town of Sligo. He calls the name 'still very common in Connacht'. In 1890 Ireland's birth indexes held 48 entries including spelling varieties (29 spelled Noone), principally in Galway, Roscommon and Mayo.

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Irish formÓ Nuadhan
Meaning'descendant of Nuadha' (the name of an ancient sea divinity)
CountiesSligo, Galway, Roscommon, Mayo
Other spellings3

Origin of the Noone name

Woulfe: Ó Nuadhan was the name of a Sligo family of the race of Cairbre, son of Niall of the Nine Hostages, which anciently possessed the district of Callraighe Laithimh, 'nearly co-extensive with the present parish of Calry, near the town of Sligo'.[1]

  1. 189048 birth entries incl. varieties (29 spelled Noone); principally Galway, Roscommon, Mayo.[3][4]

Where in Ireland

Co. SligoFamily anciently held Callraighe Laithimh, nearly the present parish of Calry, near Sligo town.[1]
Co. GalwayFirst county named for Noone births in 1890 (Connaught had 40 of 48).[3]
Co. RoscommonNamed among the counties where Noone births were principally found in 1890.[3]
Co. MayoNamed among the counties where Noone births were principally found in 1890.[3]

Other spellings

O Nowan · O Nowne · Lambe[1]

The Noone coat of arms

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Noone surname: questions

What does the surname Noone mean?

Woulfe gives Noone as a form of Ó Nuadhan, 'descendant of Nuadha', which he says was the name of an ancient sea divinity.[1]

Where in Ireland is the Noone name from?

Woulfe traces Ó Nuadhan to a Sligo family who anciently held a district nearly co-extensive with the present parish of Calry, near Sligo town, and calls the name 'still very common in Connacht'. In 1890, 40 of the 48 Noone births were in Connacht, principally Galway, Roscommon and Mayo.[1][3]

Are Noone and Noonan the same name?

Woulfe gives them separate entries, Ó Nuadhan (Noone) and Ó Nuanáin (Noonan), but prints each English name in brackets under the other, and says that in Connacht Ó Nuanáin 'may possibly be a diminutive of Ó Nuadhan'.[1][2]

Why are some Noones called Lambe?

Woulfe lists Lambe among the anglicised forms of Ó Nuadhan. He does not explain why.[1]

Sources

  1. Ó Nuadhan — Irish Names and Surnames (Rev. Patrick Woulfe, 1923), transcribed, LibraryIreland.com. libraryireland.com/names/on/o-nuadhan.php
  2. Ó Nuanáin — Irish Names and Surnames (Rev. Patrick Woulfe, 1923), transcribed, LibraryIreland.com. libraryireland.com/names/on/o-nuanain.php
  3. Noone — Birth Indexes of 1890 — Special Report on Surnames in Ireland (Robert E. Matheson, 1909), transcribed, LibraryIreland.com. libraryireland.com/matheson/report/births/noone.php
  4. Table Explanation — Birth Indexes of 1890 — Special Report on Surnames in Ireland (Robert E. Matheson, 1909), transcribed, LibraryIreland.com. libraryireland.com/matheson/report/births/table-explanation.php

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