Twomey. Is it Irish?
2007-12-09 04:57:00 · 14 answers · asked by Quaggy 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Genealogy
Edward MacLysaght's The Surnames of Ireland gives Twomey and Toomey as "[a] well-known Munster name," originally O Tuama, and adds that Twomey is the more common spelling in Cork and Kerry, Toomey in Limerick. I've also seen it spelled Tuomey.
2007-12-09 06:41:14 · answer #1 · answered by aida 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is Irish but it's normally spelled toomey,my husbands Irish and we go to Ireland twice a year we know a few people of that name
2007-12-09 14:32:18 · answer #2 · answered by ScorpioDog 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I knew some Twomeys and yes they were Irish.
2007-12-12 13:45:13 · answer #3 · answered by Artemis 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pretty sure its Irish I knew a guy called Eamon Twomey
2007-12-09 13:08:08 · answer #4 · answered by ffsake 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes its Irish pronouced too me (as is - to me to you) It can also be spelt with a H is it and with various number of Os in it - actually there is a courier/road haulage company called twomey transport
2007-12-13 07:34:50 · answer #5 · answered by Mama8 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I knew someone with the surname Toomey but I don't think his parents were Irish.
2007-12-09 13:01:43 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes I think it is Irish, I'm Irish and that name is quite common here.
2007-12-10 13:45:24 · answer #7 · answered by nosy old lady 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It does sound Irish, have a look at the following website for more info.
http://www.houseofnames.com/xq/asp.fc/qx/twomey-family-crest.htm
2007-12-09 13:02:43 · answer #8 · answered by bizzybee 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I am jealous if it is Irish but I'm thinking Canadian - it sounds like twonie lol.
2007-12-09 14:15:39 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it's the English version of à Tuama.
2007-12-09 14:50:51 · answer #10 · answered by murnip 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋