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O%27kelley Name Meaning

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Ceallaigh ‘descendant of Ceallach’ (see Kelly). This is the name of several Irish families, in Cork and counties Derry and Sligo.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: O'kelly, Kelly, O'reilly, Keeley, O'keefe, O'malley, Mckelvey, Melley

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Between 1997 and 2003, in the United States, O%27kelley life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1997, and highest in 1998. The average life expectancy for O%27kelley in 1997 was 53, and 58 in 2003.

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