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The surname County comes from the Irish "O an Chaintigh," which denotes a descendent of a satirist, or "cainteach." This is fitting as the name belonged to a bardic family of west Cork.
The surname County was first found in County Cork (Irish: Corcaigh) the ancient Kingdom of Deis Muin (Desmond), located on the southwest coast of Ireland in the province of Munster, where it was one of the principal names in the barony of Kinalmeaky in Petty's census of 1659.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our County research. Another 35 words (2 lines of text) covering the years 1610 and 1618 are included under the topic Early County History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Spelling variations of this family name include: Canty, O'Canty, O'Encantie, County and others.
Another 30 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early County Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.