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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • Irish : Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Confhormaoile, a patronymic from Cú Fhormaoile, a personal name meaning ‘hound of Formoyle’, a place in County Clare. This and the variant Normoyle are found in Counties Clare and Limerick.

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