Naughton ( or ) is an

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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

Loughrea Loughrea ( ; ) is a town in County Galway, Ireland. The town lies to the north of a range of wooded hills, the Slieve Aughty Mountains, and the lake from which it takes its name. The town's cathedral, St Brendan's, dominates the town's skyline ...

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, until the

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invasion. After the upheaval they settled in the Fews (

Barony Barony may refer to: * Barony, the peerage, office of, or territory held by a baron * Barony, the title and land held in fealty by a feudal baron * Barony (county division), a type of administrative or geographical division in parts of the British ...

of Athlone, County Roscommon). 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 Athlone and

Ballinasloe Ballinasloe ( ; ) is a town in the easternmost part of County Galway in Connacht. 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-ce ...

. 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 County Kerry, Behan or Behane was used interchangeably with Naughton.

Places

Naughton, Fife Naughton is a locality, estate and former feudal barony, in the parish of Balmerino, southwest of Newport-on-Tay in Fife Fife (, ; gd, Fìobha, ; sco, Fife) is a council area, historic county, registration county and lieutenancy are ...

, Scotland * Naughton, Ontario, Canada * Naughton, Suffolk, England *

Naughton Park The DCBL Stadium (historically known as Lowerhouse Lane and Naughton Park) is a rugby league stadium in Widnes, Cheshire, England. It is the home of Rugby League side Widnes Vikings of the Betfred Championship, and American football side Halt ...

Naughton Gallery at Queen's The Naughton Gallery at Queen's, also known as The Naughton Gallery, is an art gallery and museum at Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland. Opened in 2001, the gallery is named after its benefactors, Martin and Carmel Naughton, who donate ...

* 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 for ...

(born 1999), Australian rules footballer *

Albert Naughton Albert Naughton (19 January 1929 – 27 September 2013), also known by the nickname of "Ally", was an English World Cup winning professional rugby league footballer who played as a or in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. He played at represe ...

(1929–2013), English rugby league footballer of the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s (brother of

Danny Naughton Daniel "Danny" Naughton (born 24 December 1924 – April 1992) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. He played at representative level for Great Britain (non- Test matches), and England, and at c ...

) *

Bill Naughton William John Francis Naughton (12 June 1910 – 9 January 1992) was an Irish-born British playwright and author, best known for his play '' Alfie''. Early life Born into relative poverty in Ballyhaunis, County Mayo, Ireland, he moved to Bo ...

(1910–1992), Irish-born British playwright *

Bobby Naughton Robert Naughton (June 25, 1944 – December 3, 2022) was an American jazz vibraphonist and pianist. Biography Naughton was born in Boston on June 25, 1944. He studied piano from the age of seven through his teens. He played in rock bands and loun ...

(born 1944) American jazz vibraphonist *

Cathal Naughton Cathal Naughton (born 3 July 1987) is an Irish retired hurler who played for Cork Senior Championship club newtownshandrum. He played for the Cork senior hurling team for 8 years, during which time he usually lined out as a left wing-forward ...

(born 1987), Cork hurler * 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 Curtis Naughton (born 25 February 1995) is a professional rugby league footballer who last played for Hull F.C. in the Super League. He plays as a or on the . Background Naughton was born in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England. Playing career ...

(born 1995), English rugby league footballer of the 2010s *

, English rugby league footballer of the 1940s and 1950s (brother of

) *

David Naughton David Walsh Naughton (born February 13, 1951) is an American actor and singer 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 long-run ...

(born 1951), American actor and singer *

Denis Naughten Denis Naughten (born 23 June 1973) is an Irish Independent politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Roscommon–Galway constituency since 2016, and previously from 2007 to 2016 for the Roscommon–South Leitrim constituency and fro ...

(born 1973), Irish politician * 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. He is best known as Michael Bower on '' Who's the Boss?'' (1984-1992) and was also notable for his earlier role as the astronaut Pete Burke in the 1974 single-season telev ...

(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 Kyle Naughton (born 17 November 1988) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right back for club Swansea City. Naughton was a product of Sheffield United's academy before breaking into their first team in 2008, transferring to T ...

(born 1988), English footballer currently playing for Swansea City *

Liam Naughten Liam Anthony Naughten (30 May 1944 – 16 November 1996) was an Irish Fine Gael politician. Naughten served as Cathaoirleach of Seanad Éireann from 1995 to 1996. He was a Senator for the Agricultural Panel from 1977 to 1982 and 1989 to 1996. ...

(1944–1996), Irish Fine Gael politician *

Martin Naughton (businessman) Martin Naughton (born 2 May 1939), an Irish-British billionaire businessman and engineer. He is the founder of GlenDimplex, a company specializing in electrical appliances Early life Naughton is an alumnus of De La Salle College Dundalk, whe ...

(born 1940) Irish entrepreneur * Martin Naughton (hurler) (born 1964), Galway Hurler
Dr. Michael J. Naughton
Director of the Center for Catholic Studies, University of St. Thomas - St. Paul, Minnesota *

Naturi Naughton Naturi Cora Maria Naughton (born May 20, 1984) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Naughton is best known as one-third of the R&B group 3LW and for her acting roles in the films '' Fame'' and '' Notorious'', in which she played rapp ...

(born 1984), American singer and actress * Packy Naughton (born 1996), American baseball player *

Patrick Naughton Patrick Naughton is an American software developer and convicted sex offender. He is one of the creators of the Java programming language. Career Early career In 1983, Naughton co-wrote a MacPaint clone, ''Painter's Apprentice'', with ...

(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 ( ga, audio=ga-Fianna Fáil.ogg, Fianna Fáil – An Páirtí Poblachtánach), is a conservative and Christia ...

politician. *

Sinéad Ní Neachtain Sinéad Ní Neachtain (born 1977) is an Irish editor. Ní Neachtain is a former editor of ''Galway Now'' magazine. A native of Inverin, she is part of a family of five. She re-located to Boston, Massachusetts with her family when she was ten y ...

, (born 1971) Irish editor * 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

Pictish Pictish is the extinct Brittonic language spoken by the Picts, the people of eastern and northern Scotland from Late Antiquity to the Early Middle Ages. Virtually no direct attestations of Pictish remain, short of a limited number of geographica ...

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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