# Ireland (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/ireland/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Irish |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 14,800 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,445 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 20,861 people |
| Change since 2000 | +4.5% (14,168 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | [ˈäɪɚɫɪ̈nd], 3 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Middle English Ireland, Irelond, Irlond, Irland, from Old English Īrland, from Old Irish Ériu + land. See Irish.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Ireland in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 88% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 6.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Ireland in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and Canada.

## People named Ireland

- Kathy Ireland, American model and businesswoman
- Marin Ireland, American actress (born 1979)
- John Ireland, British composer and teacher of music (1879-1962)
- Kylie Ireland, American pornographic actress
- Celia Ireland, Australian actress
- Andy Ireland, American politician (1930–2024)
- Anthony Ireland, American basketball player (born 1991)
- Dan Ireland, American film director

## Similar surnames

Irelan.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.