The shanley Surname

shanley Name Meaning and History

Irish (Connacht): reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Seanlaoich ‘son of Seanlaoch’, a personal name composed of the elements sean ‘old’ + laoch ‘hero’.

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

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The shanley name in History

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

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Distribution of shanley Families in the US in 1920

Number of shanley families

138-273

47-137

1-46

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