de Burgh A variation of the name Burke. Burke is the most common Norman name in ireland. Originally de Burgo, the family became on of the most Irish of the Norman families, fully adopting Gaelic laws and customs. |  |
Dempsey Originally from Laois/Offally the Name Dempsey is derived from the Irish Diomasach which means Proud. Defeated late in the 17th century they were scattered and the name is now common throughout the country. |  |
Dunne Derived from the Irish donn which was used to describe someone with brown hair. The name was anglicised in the 17th century, originally as O Doyne and then later as Dunne. |  |