The dolly Surname

dolly Name Meaning and History

Irish (Galway): Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Dathlaoich ‘descendant of Dathlaoch’, a personal name composed of the elements dath ‘bright’, ‘colored’ + laoch ‘hero’, ‘champion’.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

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The dolly name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the dolly family name as far back in history as possible.

dolly Family Facts

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Distribution of dolly Families in the US in 1920

Number of dolly families

12-22

5-11

1-4

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Thread	Author	Replies
Dollys of Co. Galway Ireland, Australia & the USA	Debra	3
skerritt	fidlinsuz	5
looking for information	tab26852	0
looking for information	tab26852	0
Looking for any information	tab26852	1
Hello	Tadhg Dolly	10
Willaim DOLLY-mar. Emma Alice CHASE-died 1878 in Wis.	jenista	0
skerritt/pattison	cmocuik	0
SARAH DOLLY/DAWLEY md EDWARD CANNON in Lower Norfolk Virginia to Bath co North Carolina 1600's	sylviacarrollhall	3
Dolly Reunions	Jackie Ketterman	0

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