Monaghan ( surname ) - wikipedia Monaghan ( surname ) For other uses, see Monaghan ( disambiguation ). Monaghan Pronunciation Mona - han Origin Word / Name Monaghan, Ireland Other names Variant ( s ) Monahan, Monagas The surname Monaghan / ˈmɒnəhæn / is a family name originating from the province of Connacht in Ireland. Mostly a last name. Contents 1 Origins 2 Variations 3 Famous Monaghans 4 Development Origins The surname Monaghan is an anglicization of the Irish surname O'Manacháin / oʊ ˈmɒnəhæn /. The Irish translation for this name is descendent of Manacháin, which ultimately translates to `` Monk ''. Other variations include Monahan and Monachan. Essentially, sometime before the 16th century, the Connacht family derived the name Monahan from the infamous warrior Manacháin mentioned by the Four Masters at the year 866. The O'Manacháin clan were chiefs of Ui Briuin na Sionna in the barony of Ballintober, Co. Roscommon, until the year 1249 when they were ousted by the O'Beirnes. Although they share the same spelling, the surname Monaghan is not related to County Monaghan, Ireland, who name is derived from the Irish Muineachán. Muineachán ( Muinechán, Mhuineachain ) means `` a place abounding in little hills '' or `` little shrubbery '' from muine, a shrubbery, with the diminutive affix cán. The surname is however the source for County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, which means `` Place of the Men of Manacháin. '' Variations Because the English language was only recently standardised, many Anglo - Saxon surnames have spelling variations. The surname Monahan is a variant of the surname Monaghan. Famous Monaghans Carol Monaghan, Scottish National Party politician Dominic Monaghan, actor Michelle Monaghan, actress Cameron Monaghan, actor Patrick Monahan, singer William Monahan, screenwriter and Novelist Joel Monaghan, Australian - English Rugby player Development A census conducted in 1890 of Ireland states that an estimated 4,300 Irish citizens bear the name Monaghan. Surname list This page lists people with the surname Monaghan. If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person 's given name ( s ) to the link. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Monaghan_(surname)&oldid=825814445 '' Categories : Surnames Surnames of Irish origin Anglicised Irish - language surnames Hidden categories : Articles with short description All set index articles Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 15 February 2018, at 15 : 57. About Wikipedia

Question: where does the last name monaghan come from
Answer: the province of Connacht in Ireland