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Help[Surname] The Surname Callahan
Does anyone have any info on the surname Callahan?
Thanks in advance!
Andrew
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Thanks in advance!
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This message was edited 3/20/2006, 12:01 PM
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Irish, O Ceallachain, descendant of a man named Ceallachan. This is the forename Ceallach with a diminutive ending. Ceallach is believed to mean "strife" or "conflict", or something along those lines. From Ceallach you get the name O Ceallaigh, now O'Kelly, or just Kelly. The O'Callaghans belong particularly to County Cork. There is another surname, O Ceillachain, which because of its similarity has sometimes become Callaghan. That name's homeland is in Northern Ireland.
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I've a suspicion that the name I spelt O Ceillachain should only have one L. O Ceilachain, that looks better.
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Thanks Jim! I hear this all the time and had a feeling that someone would have plenty of info! Anyway, thanks!
Andrew
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