Scally Family History
Scally Name Meaning
Irish and Scottish: either a shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Scalaidhe ‘son of Scalaidhe’ a personal name meaning ‘crier roarer’ or else a variant of Scolaidhe ‘scholar’ (compare Scully ). Owing to loss of mac there has been confusion between the two names; compare Miskelly .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022