Coimín

COIMÍN—XI or VIII—Comin, Comyn, Comyns, Cummins, etc.; possibly from French 'de Comminges,' i.e., of Commimges in Gascony, or 'de Comines,' i.e., of Comines in the north of France bordering on Belgium, but in old records the prefix 'de' is never found. Harrison suggests that it is from a Frankish personal name, Comin or Cumin. The family in any case came over to Ireland at the time of the Anglo-Norman invasion. John Comyn was the first Anglo-Norman Archbishop of Dublin. The name became very common throughout the southern half of Ireland, and also in Westmeath and Roscommon, but is now difficult to distinguish from Mac Cuimín and Ó Cuimín (which see), which are similarly anglicised.

Alphabetical Index to Irish Surnames