Could the French-Canadian branch of Maher have Irish ancestry?

Question

MY FAMILY, BEING VERY SPARCE, I AM WONDERING WHETHER WE ORIGINATE FROM IRELAND OR NOT . I ASK THIS BECAUSE I.VE SEEN MAHER DESCRIBED IN FRANCE, GERMANY, LEBANON, AND INDIA OF ALL PLACES. I'M CAUCASIAN BUT THAT WON'T HELP.  THANX

Comments

It could be, and could also be a simple misspelling of the name, when I do a search for just that last name in this province's religious records, the names that are brought up as resembling it include: Meilleur, Maillet, Mayer...  So you need to trace it back generation by generation really to get a true answer.

Answer 1

Yes, for example,

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KH5N-MF6

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KH5K-VHP

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KH52-7QQ

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KH5R-GG1

You can look up more at familysearch.org . Just enter Maher for the Last Name, Ireland for the Birthplace and Quebec Province, Canada, for Residence Place.