Last Name IRELAND

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Meaning	Local: Of Ireland, an immigrant from the Emerald Isle. A native of Ireland. The family are descendded from Sir John de Ireland of Lancashire. A name given to a native of that island. Ireland signifies West-land, from the Gaelic 'Iar,' the West, and the Teutonic 'land,' Welsh, 'Llan,' a clear place, a lawn.

Origin	English, Scottish, Irish

Rank	2,342 (2000 US census)	3,164 (1990 US census)

Count	14,168 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

90.22%, or 12782 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
6.37%, or 903 total occurrences, as black,
0.32%, or 45 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.51%, or 72 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.38%, or 196 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.2%, or 170 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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