Mac Raghnaill Mac Raghnaill Mac Raghnaill is masculine surname in the Irish language. The name translates into English as "son of "Raghnall"". The surname originated as a patronym, however it no longer refers to the actual name of the bearer's father. The name "Raghnall" is a Gaelic derivative of the Old Norse personal name "Røgnvaldr" / "Rǫgnvaldr" / "Rögnvaldr". Variant forms of the surname include Mac Rághnaill and Mac Raonaill. These three surnames can be Anglicised variously as: "MacRannall", "MacRanald", "MacRandell", "MacCrindle", "MacReynold", "MacReynolds", "Randalson", "Rondalson", "Reynoldson", "Rannals", "Randals", "Randles", "Ranolds", and "Reynolds". The Irish surnames are borne by numerous unrelated families;
Mongan (surname) astonishing variants of the original spelling. Notable people include: Mongan (surname) Mongan is an Irish surname anglicised. It derives from the ancient and possibly pre 10th century Gaelic Ó Mongáin ‘descendant of Mongan’. The latter was a nickname for the original chief of the clan, who presumably had a particularly luxurious or wild growth of hair. Many, perhaps the majority of Irish Gaelic surnames were nicknames for the original chief or leader, see Mongán mac Fiachnai this is a good example. The derivation is 'mong', meaning long-haired. Three branches of this clan originally existed in ancient Ireland. These were a