O Whelton. Originally O Houlton. They were in the west of Co. Cork in Southern Munster. May also be a variant of O Houlahan, which see, there.

Mac Whinney. See Mawhinney.

Mac Whirter or Mac Quirter. Highland Scottish origins. Gaelic / Mac Cruiter / Mac Bhaltair (Descended from a son of the harper) From the Clan Buchanan they were in Co. Antrim and nearby in Co. Armagh in the east of the Ulster Province. Mac Quirter was used as a variant. Originally a Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Ui Felim Dal Cuinn northern Ui Niaill Cenel nEogain Clann Conchobhair Clan Drugain Sept / Family branch, who had their territory in the Coleraine region and Keenaught in Co. Derry in the north - east of the Ulster Province. Kinsmen to their most important Sept the O Cahans / O Kanes. They are descended from 99.Conor / Conchobar (a brother to 99.Aed Allan the 160th King of Ireland and to 99.Niall Frossach the 162nd King of Ireland). Ancestors: 99.Conor, *98.Fergal the 156th King of Tara / Ireland, 97.Mael Duin, 96.Mael Fithrich, *95.Aed Uaridnaich, 91.Eogan the 1st King of Aileach (Cenel nEogain), *90.Niall of the Nine Hostages the 126th King of Tara / Ireland (Ui Niaill).

Mac Whiston. See Mac Cutcheon.

Whitaker. Originally Whiteacre. English origins. They have been in Co. Louth and nearby in Co. Meath in the east of Northern Leinster since the 14th Century AD.

White. Many Irish used this English name to anglicize their name including those containing bane, bawn, Galligan and Kilbane - ban (white) geal or fionn (fair). Used in Co. Down in the south - east of the Ulster Province, Co. Sligo in the north - west of the Connacht Province, Co. Limerick, Co. Tipperary and Co. Waterford in the Munster Province.

White. Anglo Norman origins. Hibernized as de Faoite. They have been in Ireland since the 14th Century AD.

White. Welsh origins -

Mac White. Gaelic / Mac Faoite. Scottish / Fhaoitigh - Norse (valiant). Mac Whitty and Mac Quilty used as variants.

White. Highland Scottish origins. Gaelic / Mac Gillie Bhain (Descended from a son of the fair haired servant) Also adopted by some of the Mac Gregors and Lamonts after their names were outlawed there.

Whitechurch -

Whitefield -

Whitehead or Whitelock. See Canavan.

Whitehurst -

Whiteside -

Whitesteed. See Aghoon.

Whitla. English origins. Used for Whiteley, which see, in the Ulster Province.

Whitley -

Whitmore. English toponymic origins. They have been in Co. Dublin in the north - east of Southern Leinster since the 17th Century AD and were later in Co. Wexford in the south - east of Southern Leinster.

Whitney / de Fuitnigh. English locative origins. They were in the east of the Leinster Province in the 14th Century AD.

Whittle. English toponymic origins. They were in Co. Waterford in the south - east of the Munster Province in 1650 AD. Now also in nearby in the Southern Leinster Counties.

Whitten or Whitton. They have been in Co. Dublin in the north - east of Southern Leinster from 1577 AD and were later in Co. Armagh in the south - east of the Ulster Province and surrounding regions.

Whitt or Whitte -

Whitty. Originally Whitey. English origins. They have been in Co. Wexford in the south - east of Southern Leinster since the 13th Century AD.

Mac Whitty. See Mac White.

Wholey. See Whooley.

O Whoolehan. See O Holohan.

Whooley or Wholey - Irish / Uallach (boastful). An Ithian Corca Laoidhe Sept / Family branch - of the O Driscolls who had their territory at Clonakilty in Co. Cork in Des Mhumhain / Desmond / Southern Munster. Ancestors: 36.Lewy / Lughaidh, 35.Ith (Ithians).

O Whoriskey - Irish / Ua Fuaruisce. A Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Ui Felim Dal Cuinn Colla Da Crioch Sept / Family branch, who had their territory in the Clogher region in Co. Tyrone in Central Ulster. Also anglicized as Waters and Watters, which see, in Co. Donegal in the north - west of the Ulster Province. See also O Houriskey and Waters. Especially see O Horish.

Wibrants or Wybrants -

Wickham. Originally Wycomb. They have been in Ireland since 1335 AD and many of them solidly supported the Irish cause against the English ethnic and religious oppression and were either transplanted to the Connacht Province or outlawed as supporters of the English Catholic French Stuart King, James 11. One member was also an official under Oliver Cromwell. They have since been mainly in Co. Dublin in the north - east of Southern Leinster or Co. Wexford in the south - east of Southern Leinster for over 200 years.

Wickstead. See Wixted

Wiclife -

Wier. See Weir.

Wigate -

Mac Wiggin or Mac Wigan. A Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Ui Felim Dal Cuinn northern Ui Niaill Cenel nEogain Sept / Family branch. These are some of the variants used for Mac Guigan, which especially see.

Mac Wiggins. A Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Ui Felim Dal Cuinn northern Ui Niaill Cenel nEogain Sept / Family branch who had their territory in Co. Fermanagh in the south - west of the Ulster Province. Used as a variant for Mac Wiggin, which see,

Wiggins. Breton English origins - 

Wilde or Wild / atte wilde. English locative origins. As de Wylde they were in Ireland in Medieval Times, but the most well known of these were in Ireland at the beginning of the 18th Century AD in Co. Mayo in the mid - west of the Connacht Province in 1750 AD. Oscar’s father, Sir William and mother, Speranza Lady Wilde (Jane Francesca Elgee) wrote for The Nation newspaper for the Young Ireland movement. They lived at Moytura House were he was reared, north east of Loch Corrib in Co. Galway in Southern Connacht, which is still in existence. The Mac Egan Castle ruins are on the way out of the town of Ballinlough and Loch O Flynn from which the River Suck begins. The Wills Estate was originally here also who was connected to the original Wilde ancestor who in 1759 AD married the daughter of The O Flynn from Loch O Flynn were there is 80,000 acres of bog.