The tully Surname
tully Name Meaning and History
- Irish (Ulster): reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Taithligh ‘descendant of Taithleach’, a byname meaning ‘quiet’, ‘peaceable’.
- Irish: reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Maol Tuile ‘descendant of the devotee of the will of God’ (from toil ‘will of God’).
- Scottish: habitational name from any of various places called Tullo in eastern Scotland.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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