Our store includes not only customized products, but select clothing items from brand name house hold names like Champion, Izod, WeatherProof, Adidas and more. For those in rural areas or that are home bound, we offer a separate clothing store containing thousands of items that can be purchased quickly with expedited service and shipping (hard to find larger sizes are available). We offer a wide selection of popular Celtic and Medieval books, Jewelry, Gifts, Accessories (such as caps and designer bags), Mouse Pads, Coat of Arms Plaques, Surname History PDF files, Bumper Stickers and Coat of Arms Downloads.

A family name, or surname, is the part of a person's name that indicates to what family he or she belongs. The use of family names is not universal throughout history. In many parts of the world, they did not appear in common use until the 17th to 19th centuries, and in some cultures they are not used today.

The original meaning of the name may no longer be obvious in modern English (e.g. the surname Cooper meant barrel maker). A much smaller sixth category of names relates to religion, though some of this category are also occupations. The names Bishop, Priest, or Abbot, for example, usually indicate that an ancestor worked for a bishop, a priest or an abbot.

Many surnames in Ireland of Gaelic origin derive from ancestor's names; nicknames; or descriptive names. In the first group can be placed surnames such as Mac Murrough, Mac Carthy (derived from father's names) or O'Brien, O'Toole (ancestral names).

For much the same reason, nicknames (the Fada Burkes, i.e. the long/tall Burkes), father's names (John Morrissey Ned) or mother's maiden name (Kennedy becoming Kennedy-Lydon) can become colloquial or legal surnames. The Irish family of de Courcy Ireland became so-named to distinguish them from their cousins who moved to France in the 17th and 18th centuries.

In addition to all this, Irish speaking areas still follow the old tradition of naming themselves after their father, grandfather, great-grandfather and so on. Examples include: Mike Bartly Pat Reilly (i.e, Mike son of Bartholomew son of Pat Reilly), John Michel John Oge Pat Breanach (John son of Michael son of young John son of Pat Breanach), Tom Paddy-Joe Seoige (Tom son of Paddy-Joe Seoige), Mary Bartly Mike Walsh (Mary daughter of Bartly son of Mike Walsh), and so on. Sometimes, the female line of the family is used, depending on how well the parent is known in the area the person resides eg. Paddy Mary John (Paddy son of Mary daughter of John). Even in English-speaking areas, especially in rural districts, something of this tradition continues.

We are proud to honor the long heritage of family surnames by offering a unique surname product that is customizable by a number of large specialty fonts. Our order form below contains previews of all fonts used in making this beautiful surname product.

Available Styles and Colors: For our Mens Tee Shirts, we only use Gildan "Active Wear" Heavyweight Ultra Blend Shirts for maximum durability and comfort. Glidan Ultra Blend features 5.6 oz of 50% cotton and 50% polyester that is preshrunk (this insures your tee shirt will not shrink during washing). The seamless double-needle collar and quarter turned body (to eliminate center crease) has taped neck and shoulders. The sleeves and bottom hems are both double-needled for active wear. We custom design and produce all of our clothing products with an industrial press and 400° hot peel technology! This results in superior manufacturing that will outlast even store bought products. Our Tee shirts are available in sizes ranging from small to 5X. Please view the sizing chart for exact measurements for this product. Portrait designs measure between 6 to 8 inches across the product. Landscape designs (i.e. flags) measure 9 to 11 inches across the product. Our alternative smaller designs are centered under the left collar and measure between 4 to 5 inches across. We may proportional reduce the design on small and medium sizes. These tee shirts come in 6 colors; White, Ash Grey, Sand Stone, Black, Irish Green and Scottish Blue. Here is a sample of the comfort colors we offer: Product Example: (Colors in product sample may not reflect colors we offer)