Power
de Paor · the poor man
Power is de Paor in Irish, said deh PAYR, and means the poor man.
Norman, from le Poer, which despite appearances is thought to mean poor in the sense of a vow of poverty. In Waterford they have been there since the twelfth century and the name is the commonest in the county.
How it changes
- A man: de Paor
- His daughter: de Paor
- A woman who married into it: Bean de Paor
- The family together: de Paor
Where it comes from
Waterford
Also spelt
Power, Poer, le Poer
A name, not a pedigree
This is where the name came from, which is not the same as where you came from. Names were translated, anglicised, taken on by tenants and neighbours, and carried in by settlers who were no relation to the family that started them. To follow your own line, the 1901 and 1911 censuses are free and searchable, and give the county each person was born in.