Philbin

Philbin or McPhilbin (Irish name: Mac Philbín) are Irish surnames, which is a patronymic form meaning "family of Philip".

McPhilbin or Philbin
Irish name: Mac Philbín
Current regionConnacht, Ireland
Etymologypatronymic form meaning "family of Philip"
McKillop
McPhillips
Phillips
Phillipson
Surnames are of different origin.
Place of originCounty Mayo & County Galway[1]
MembersJohn MacPhilbín
Connected familiesBurke clan, Bourke, de Burgh, Phillips, McWilliams, Gibbons

The clan is of Norman origin, and is one of the Hibernicised branches of the Burke clan. Some would have later dropped the prefix.[2] The clan descends from John MacPhilbín, son of Little Philip de Burgh and Grandson of William de Burgh, "of Athanchip". This was the Connacht Burke clan, who from the 14th century were prominent in County Mayo. Historian John O'Donovan, in the Annals of the Four Masters, lists MacPhilbín as one of the chiefs of the district then known as Síol Anmchadha in east Galway. He also claims there are two sept one in County Mayo and other in County Galway.[3] The surname is also common in County Sligo.

In Connacht, Phillips is an Anglicisation of McPhilbin. Phillips was used interchangeably with MacPhillips, but later dropped the Mc/Mac prefix.[4][5][6][7][8]

Surname

References
  1. Irish Times ancestor
  2. DeBhudbh, Sean. Slionnte Uile Éireann:All Ireland Surnames, page 462, published by Comhar-Chumann Ide Naofa in 2002
  3. House of Names
  4. Doon Castle Ruins
  5. Burke Clan Archived 2011-07-14 at the Wayback Machine
  6. Irish Times ancestors search
  7. The Surnames of Ireland by Edward MacLysaght, Page 245, Published by Irish Academic Press in Dec. 1989, ISBN 978-0-7165-2366-6
  8. goireland.com name search
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