Dwyer is an Irish surname from the Gaelic patronymic "O'Duibhuidhir", composed of "duibh", meaning dark or black, and "odhar", sallow or tawny. The Dwyer clan lived primarily in southern Ireland and resisted British rule for some time, spreading to Australia because of that. O'Dwyer is an Irish surname from the Gaelic รณ Dubhuir, meaning "black". O'Dwyer in Irish is "O'Duibhir" (pronounced O Dweer), meaning grandson of Duibhir, an ancestor who, by tradition, lived sometime around the tenth century. The exact meaning of the ancestor's name is unknown, though 'black skirt' is one possibility, but the common modern consensus is that it means 'black and dun-coloured' which is thought to refer to Duibhir's hair colouring. The O'Dwyer clan was based in the Barony of Kilnamanagh Lower in South Tipperary. The name has variants including Dwyer.
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