Show ContentsDelargy Surname History

The surname Delargy derived from the original Irish Ó Duibhlearga "(learga is more likely to be from learg, plain or slope, than a place-name." 1

Early Origins of the Delargy family

The surname Delargy was first found in County Mayo (Irish: Maigh Eo) located on the West coast of the Republic of Ireland in the province of Connacht, where O Duibhleara of Dunfeeny in the barony of Tirawley is described in the Book of Lecan as "loving not the Galls," the Galls being the Anglo-Norman settlers in northern Mayo. 2

Early History of the Delargy family

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Delargy Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Delargy, O'Delargy and others.

Early Notables of the Delargy family

Notable among the family name at this time was

  • the Delargy family of Cushendun


United States Delargy migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Delargy Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Charles Delargy, who took the Oath of Allegiance in Philadelphia in 1857
  • Bella Delargy, who landed in New York in 1866

Canada Delargy migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Delargy Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century
  • Patrick Delargy, who was recorded in the 1871 census in Ontario, and Charles Delargy, who brought his family to New York in 1880

Contemporary Notables of the name Delargy (post 1700) +

  • Jamie Delargy (b. 1953), Northern Irish journalist
  • Professor Seamus Delargy, renowned for his work in the field of folklore
  • Hugh James Delargy (1908-1976), British Labour Party politician


  1. MacLysaght, Edward, Supplement to Irish Families. Baltimore: Genealogical Book Company, 1964. Print.
  2. MacLysaght, Edward, More Irish Families. Dublin: Irish Academic Press, 1982. Print. (ISBN 0-7165-0126-0)


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