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Origin Of The Surname Kelly
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Meaning Of The Surname Kelly
Descendant of Ceallaigh
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Interesting
Facts About
Kelly
Kelly is an anglicised form of the Irish surname O’Ceallaigh, which is a patronymic surname and would have originally been given to members of the household of a man named Ceallaigh, a given name meaning ‘strife’. This passing down of the name even sometimes included the name being given to servants in the household. Grace Kelly the American actress was of Irish heritage and is perhaps the most famous bearer of this surname. |
Kelly Statistics
Kelly is the number 60 ranked surname in the United Kingdom.
According to our statistics around 102,415 share the surname Kelly in the UK.
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