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donnelly Name Meaning and History

Irish: reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Donnghaile ‘descendant of Donnghal’, a personal name composed of the elements donn ‘brown-haired man’ or ‘chieftain’ + gal ‘valor’. It is claimed that most bearers of this surname in Donegal descend from Donnghal O’Neill, 17th in descent from Niall of the Nine Hostages; there were also other families of the same name in Sligo and Cork.

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Distribution of donnelly Families in the US in 1920
Number of donnelly families
 733-1463
 245-732		 1-244
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FRANCIS & ELIZABETH DONNELLY/Wigan, Lancashire. Janet. 1
Researching Donnelly family in Ontario Sharron Donnelly 8
Sarah Donnelly from Massachusetts & Oldham England kristobin 1
James Donnelly Dublin, Birmingham, Doncaster lancseelou 1
Donnelly in Co. Armagh & Belfast, Co. Antrim kdonnelly19 3
Patrick Donnelly Moragh48 0
The "Black" Donnelly's from Ireland Jeana Donley-Hill 1
Donnelly surmame Rose Morris 6
Looking for MARY DONNELLY royirisDover 2
sarah donnelly c1904 Glasgow carolyndonnelly96 0
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