Scally
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac Scalaidhe, a patronymic surname from scolaidhe (“scholar”).
Proper noun
Scally (plural Scallys)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Scally is the 20512nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1293 individuals. Scally is most common among White (92.58%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Scally”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.