Naughton ( or ) is an Irish

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surname derived from the name Ó Neachtain meaning 'descendant of Nechtan'. A Sept of the

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of the same stock as Quinn and Hartigan where located in Inchiquin Barony,

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. Another O'Neachtain Sept of the Uí Maine who were chiefs of Máenmaige, the plain lying around

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, until the

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invasion. After the upheaval they settled in the Fews (

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of Athlone,

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). O'Neachtain appears as Chief of the Fews in several sixteenth century manuscripts, and as late as the eighteen eighties the Naughtons of Thomastown Park possessed an estate of between

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and

Ballinasloe Ballinasloe ( ; ) is a town in the easternmost part of County Galway, Ireland. Located at an ancient crossing point on the River Suck, evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes a number of Bronze Age sites. Built around a 12th-centur ...

. The English surname Norton has occasionally been substituted for Naughton. The Nortons of Athlone are descended from Feradach O'Neachtain who died in 1790. In

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, Behan or Behane was used interchangeably with Naughton.

Places

* Naughton, Fife, Scotland * Naughton, Ontario, Canada * Naughton, Suffolk, England * Naughton Park * Naughton Gallery at Queen's * Naughton Township, Burleigh County, North Dakota

Surname of people

Aaron Naughton Aaron Naughton (born 30 November 1999) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League (AFL). Standing at 195 cm, Naughton is considered a key-position player who is renowned ...

(born 1999), Australian rules footballer * Albert Naughton (1929–2013), English rugby league footballer of the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s (brother of Danny Naughton) * Bill Naughton (1910–1992), Irish-born British playwright * Bobby Naughton (born 1944) American jazz vibraphonist * Cathal Naughton (born 1987), Cork hurler * Carmel Naughton (fl. 1980's - present), Irish philanthropist * Charlie Naughton (1886–1976), Scottish comedian, member of The Crazy Gang see also Naughton and Gold * Christina and Michelle Naughton, American piano duo * Curtis Naughton (born 1995), English rugby league footballer of the 2010s * Danny Naughton, English rugby league footballer of the 1940s and 1950s (brother of Albert Naughton) *

David Naughton David Walsh Naughton (born February 13, 1951) is an American actor and singer. He is known for his starring roles in the horror film ''An American Werewolf in London'' (1981) and the Disney comedy '' Midnight Madness'' (1980), as well as for a lo ...

(born 1951), American actor and singer *

Denis Naughten Denis Naughten (born 23 June 1973) is an Irish former independent politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Roscommon–Galway constituency from 2016 to 2024, and previously from 2007 to 2016 for the Roscommon–South Leitrim const ...

(born 1973), Irish politician * Don Naughton (1879–1960), New Zealand cricketer * Eileen Naughton, Irish camogie player * Eileen S. Naughton (born 1945), American politician * Eoghan Ó Neachtain (1867–1957), Irish writer, fl. 1901–1932. *

James Naughton James Naughton (born December 6, 1945) is an American actor and director. On television he is best known as astronaut Pete Burke in the 1974 single-season television series ''Planet of the Apes''. He won Tony Awards for Best Actor in a Musical ...

(born 1945), American actor * Joe Steve O Neachtain (1942–2020), Irish actor and playwright. * Joel Naughton (born 1986), is an Australian catcher for the Philadelphia Phillies Baseball organization. *

John Naughton John Naughton (born 18 July 1946) is an Irish academic, journalist and author. He is a senior research fellow in the Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences, and Humanities at Cambridge University, director of the Press Fellowship Prog ...

(born 1946), Irish academic and journalist * Keith Naughton, Republican political consultant * Kyle Naughton (born 1988), English footballer currently playing for Swansea City * Liam Naughten (1944–1996), Irish Fine Gael politician * Martin Naughton, several people ** Martin Naughton (businessman) (born 1940) Irish entrepreneur ** Martin Naughton (hurler) (born 1964) Irish hurler * Naturi Naughton (born 1984), American singer and actress * Packy Naughton (born 1996), American baseball player * Patrick Naughton (born 1965), American software developer who co-created the Java programming language * Rear Admiral Richard J. Naughton (1946–2011), former Superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy. * Seán Ó Neachtain (born 1947), former Irish

Fianna Fáil Fianna Fáil ( ; ; meaning "Soldiers of Destiny" or "Warriors of Fál"), officially Fianna Fáil – The Republican Party (), is a centre to centre-right political party in Ireland. Founded as a republican party in 1926 by Éamon de ...

politician. * Tommy Naughton, former manager of the Dunlin Senior Hurling team * Willie Naughton (1870–1906), Scottish footballer * Willie Naughton (footballer, born 1962), Scottish footballer

Similar surnames

* MacNaughton is of Scottish origin and they are descended from the eighth century

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King Nechtan. * See Norton (disambiguation) * The surnames Nocton, Neactain, Nechtan, Naughten and Quinn come from the same name as Naughton

Historical forms of the name

The surname had undergone a change over the years. ''Naghtens or O'Naghtens'' (1870).

References

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