Absolutely nowhere near 70%. The official figure is 11%. This is exactly what I am talking about. Everyone just assumes that many whites over there are Irish. Germans actually make up the single largest group of whites, and even Germans are only 16% of the white population. But even those figures are BS because there's no evidence for them. They are provided by people who "self identify" as a Irish/German etc. Those people could very well be Welsh Americans, for example. The difference is that no-one in America knows where/what Wales is. Three of the top 10 names in America are Welsh - Jones, Williams and Davis. None of the top 10 (not a single one!) is Irish. Isn't that a bit odd when you consider that "most white Americans are Irish"?
Well just off the top of my head theres: Corbett, Sullivan, Dempsey, Foreman, Liston Tyson etc etc ---->all common Irish surnames.
Foreman. You really think that's an Irish name? Liston is not Irish. Tyson is not Irish. Corbett is not Irish (the last letters give it a very French/Norman look for a start). Sullivan and Dempsey I will give you.
That explains your lack of knowledge about Irish names then. Just for future refenence: I live in Ireland - have done for well over half a century. I know and have known Irish people with all the names you claim are not Irish. They are common Irish surnames, trust me. :good
I'll take your word for it that they are common names in Ireland. That still doesn't make them Irish names. And back to the original point, if "most white Americans are Irish", how come there are no Irish names in their Top 10 most common names? You'd expect there to be several. Or even 2/3. But there are none.
Corbett is Irish but Foreman and Tyson haha no way are they Irish names, in fact I honestly dont think your Irish lencore.