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Definition: A patronymic surname meaning "descendant of Raghallach," a personal name from the Old Norse and introduced by the Vikings. Ragheallach can be broken down into "ragh" meaning 'race' and "ceallach" meaning 'gregarious.'
Surname Origin:
Gaelic, Irish
Alternate Surname Spellings:
O'REILLY, O'RAHILLY
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Books, 1967. Dorward, David. Scottish
Surnames. Collins Celtic (Pocket edition), 1998. Fucilla, Joseph. Our Italian Surnames.
Genealogical Publishing Company, 2003. Smith, Elsdon C. American
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Hanks, Patrick and Flavia Hodges.
A Dictionary of Surnames. Great
Britain: Oxford University Press, 1989.
Reaney, P.H. A Dictionary of English Surnames. Oxford University
Press, 1997.
