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Kelly, pronounced 'kel-ee', is a surname or family name of Irish origin. It comes from the Irish surname O'Ceallaigh. The O'Ceallaighs were a division of a native Irish clan located in the counties of Galway, Meath, Wicklow, Antrim, and Sligo. The most prominent of these were the O'Kellys of Ui Maine (Hy Many).
The Kelly Family is an Irish-American music group consisting of a multi-generational family, usually nine siblings who were joined occasionally on stage in their earlier years by their parents. They play a repertoire of rock, pop, and folk music, and sing in English, Spanish, German, and Basque.
Researchers found that the family name Kelly was first used in southwest Ireland south of Dublin where they held a family seat from very ancient times. The Kelly surname is conjecturally descended from King Colla da Crioch, who died in 357 A.D. Many variations in spelling have been found.
Kelly is an Irish origin given name and surname. Etymologically, it originated as a patronymic surname, with the prefix Ó and the suffix Ceallach (“strife”, or “contention”), the Old Gaelic clan name of Ó Ceallaigh which was anglicized as O'Kelly.
Kelly /ˈkɛli/ is an English-language given name, derived from the Irish surname Kelly. Kelly is historically a male-only name, but has been used as a female given name since the 1960s, though with a significant minority usage as a masculine name, especially within Celtic families.
History of the Kelly name
"The original Gaelic form of the name Kelly is O Ceallaigh or Mac Ceallaigh", according to Ireland's House of Names. "These names denote descendants of Ceallach. This personal name may be derived from the word 'ceallach', which means 'strife. '"
It is one of the most prevalent surnames in Ireland, and there were at least seven distinct clans with some variation on the Kelly surname in many different Irish counties.
From whichever part of Ireland the Kellys of today originally hail, what they have in common is that they are recognised by the Clan Kelly Association as 'Muintir Ui Cheallaigh', or 'Ceallach's People', and share the proud motto of 'God is my tower of strength.
There are approximately 50,000 Kellys and O'Kellys in Ireland today. It is the second most common Irish surname, not far behind Murphy in numerical strength.
Clan Kelly is a Scottish clan. The clan does not have a chief recognised by the Lord Lyon King of Arms, therefore the clan has no standing under Scots Law.
Kelly is one of the most common Irish names due to the fact that it originates from at least seven different and unrelated ancient clans or septs. One of the major septs is the O'Kellys of Ui Maine or Hy Many in East Galway and South Roscommon.
Thousands of social media users accused the Kellys of negligence and endangering their son's life and called for the couple to be banned from Disney World. The Kellys eventually removed their videos and issued an apology online. "We are truly sorry about the whole situation," Ty Kelly tells TODAY.com.
They have Irish surnames – Ward, Connors, Carty, O'Brien, Cash, Coffey, Furey, MacDonagh, Mohan. In recent times, some have moved into the settled community; the town of Rathkeale in Co Limerick, population about 2000, has about 45% Travellers.
The list of 40 surnames included “Doherty”, “Gallagher”, “MacLaughlin”, “McDonagh”, “McGuiness”, “Murphy”, “Nolan”, “O'Brien”, “Stokes” and “Ward”.
The RTFHS website includes lists of surnames that frequently occur in the Gypsy and Traveller community. Gypsy surnames which occur in Surrey include Cooper, Matthews, Ayres, Smith, Green, Taylor, Williams, Brazil, Shepherd, Beaney, Chapman and Scott among others.
The symbols in the Kelly coat-of-arms include a crown, a tower, lions rampant, chains, and a spear. The crown symbolizes regal or senior authority.
Irish Name Tartans
Again, unlike in Scotland, great family names of Ireland like O'Neill or Kelly have no tartans associated with their names in the same way that there are Scottish family or clan tartans.
In many cases Kelly is an Anglicisation of the Irish surname Ó Ceallaigh (IPA [oːˈcal̪ˠiː]), which means "descendant of Ceallach", but it can also mean warrior or fighter.
Whilst the name "O'Kelly" dominated from the Viking Era in the 9th century to the middle of the 16th century, the "O" was dropped during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries and the name became Kelly.
Despite all of these complexities, or sometimes because of them, certain surnames dominate various corners of the globe. Yet there's no doubt about which surname is the most popular in the world: Wang. More than 106 million people have the surname Wang, a Mandarin term for prince or king.
In contrast to Mc- and Mac-, found in both Ireland and Scotland, the prefix O' is unique to Ireland. It is derived from the Gaelic word “ua,” also abbreviated as uí or Ó, meaning “grandson of.” Thus any name beginning with O' is without question an Irish patronymic.
People with the name Kelly are often described as outgoing, confident, and energetic. They are also known for their strong leadership skills and independent nature. Kellys tend to be driven and motivated to succeed in their personal and professional lives.
It began as a Scots-Irish surname but transitioned to a first name meaning "warrior," "wood," or "born on a farm." Other names meaning "warrior" include Alex/Alexander, Alvaro, Ansel, Callan, Casey, Duncan, Dustin, Lewis, Liam, Markus, Ned, Oscar, Roger, and Troy for boys; for girls, "warrior" names include Aesira, ...