List of people with surname Tully

Tully is a surname of Irish origin. The surname itself and its variants include Tally, MacTully, Tilly and Flood, all of which can derive from several different unrelated Irish families, such as Ó Maoltuile, Taithligh, Mac Maoltuile, Ó Taithligh, and Mac an Tuile. Some MacTullys changed their name to Flood as tuile is Irish for 'flood'.[1][2]

Tully is also an anglicised form of the Irish word tulach or tulaigh, meaning 'hill' or 'mound', and is used in various Irish place names.[3]

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  1. ^ O'Laughlin, Michael C. (2002). Tally & Flood. Irish Roots Cafe. p. 250. ISBN 9780940134096. Retrieved 2011-02-02. Mac an Tuile, O Maoltuile, taithligh, MacTully, Mac Atilla, O'Tully and Flood
  2. ^ MacLysaght, Edward (1982). More Irish Families. Irish Academic Press. p. 199. ISBN 9780716501268. Retrieved 2011-02-01. "That name belongs to Tyronne and Fermanagh and appears to have no connection at al with Clare. Ó Taithligh is anglicized as Tally, Tilly and Tully. Tully it is true, is found in Galway, the county nearest to Clare, but there is always an abbreviated form of MacAtilla (see Irish Families, pp 278-279)
  3. ^ Flanagan, Deirdre & Laurence, Irish Place Names. Gill & Macmillan, 2002. ISBN 0-7171-3396-6