Ireland Family Crest, Coat of Arms & Ireland Name Origin

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Origin of the Name Ireland

The origin of the name Ireland was found in the allfamilycrests.com archives. Meaning 'of Ireland ', the name Ireland is a locational name meaning a person from Ireland . This name was borne by early emigrants from Ireland who thus acquired the Norman name of 'de Yrlande'. This name is of Anglo-Norman descent spreading to the Celtic countries of Ireland , Scotland , and Wales in early times and is found in many mediaeval manuscripts throughout these countries. Examples of such are a Simon de Irlande, from County Oxfordshire, who was recorded in the 'Hundred Rolls' in the Year 1273. A Margereta Ireland was recorded in the 'Poll Tax' of the West Riding of Yorkshire, England in the Year 1379. In Scotland a John Irland was a Chaplain in Wick, Caithness, in the Year 1530. A John de Irlande held land in Perth, in the Year 1424. In Ireland itself these names are mostly found in Counties Armagh and Antrim in Ulster Province.