Philbin

McPhilbin or Philbin
Irish name: Mac Philbín

Ethnicity	Irish, Norman
Current region	Connacht, Ireland
Place of origin	Co. Mayo & Co. Galway[1]
Members	John MacPhilbín
Connected families	Burke clan, Bourke, de Burgh, Phillips, McWilliams, Gibbons
Name origin and meaning	patronymic form meaning "family of Philip" McKillop McPhillips Phillips Phillipson Surnames are of different origin.

Philbin or McPhilbin (Irish name: Mac Philbín) are Irish surnames, which is a patronymic form meaning "family of Philip".

The clan is of Norman origin, and is one of the Hibernicised branches of the Burke clan. Some would have later dropped the prefix.^[2] The clan descends from John MacPhilbín, son of Little Philip de Burgh and Grandson of William de Burgh, "of Athanchip". This was the Connacht Burke clan, who from the 14th century were prominent in Co. Mayo. Historian John O'Donovan, in the Annals of the Four Masters, lists MacPhilbín as one of the chiefs of the district then known as Síol Anmchadha in east Galway. He also claims there are two sept one in Co. Mayo and other in Co. Galway.^[3] The surname is also common in Co. Sligo.

In Connacht, Phillips is an Anglicisation of McPhilbin. Phillips was used interchangeably with MacPhillips, but later dropped the Mc/Mac prefix.^{[4][5][6][7][8]}

Surname

• Abie Philbin Bowman, Irish columnist and comedian
• Barry Philbin, former professional rugby league footballer
• Darryl Philbin, fictional character from The Office
• Eugene A. Philbin (1857–1920), New York lawyer
• Gerry Philbin (born 1941), former American football player
• J. J. Philbin (born 1974), American Screenwriter
• Jim Philbin (born 1950), British Fencing Champion
• Joe Philbin (born 1961), NFL head coach
• Jonathan Philbin Bowman (1969–2000) was an Irish journalist and radio broadcaster
• Joy Philbin (born 1941), wife of Regis
• Maggie Philbin (born 1955), English radio and TV presenter
• Mary Philbin (1903–1993), film actress of the silent film era
• Patrick Philbin (athlete) was a British tug of war competitor who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics
• Patrick F. Philbin American lawyer
• Philip J. Philbin (1898–1972), American Democratic U.S. Congressman
• Regis Philbin (born 1931), American television personality
• William Philbin (1907–1991), Irish Roman Catholic bishop

References

1. Irish Times ancestor
2. DeBhudbh, Sean. Slionnte Uile Éireann:All Ireland Surnames, page 462, published by Comhar-Chumann Ide Naofa in 2002
3. House of Names
4. Doon Castle Ruins
5. Burke Clan
6. Irish Times ancestors search
7. The Surnames of Ireland by Edward MacLysaght, Page 245, Published by Irish Academic Press in Dec. 1989, ISBN 978-0-7165-2366-6
8. goireland.com name search