Malarchy History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Malarchy

What does the name Malarchy mean?

The Irish Malarchy surname comes from the Gaelic "ó Maoilearca," a patronymic meaning a descendant of Maoilearca, a follower of St. Earc.

Early Origins of the Malarchy family

The surname Malarchy was first found in Tirconnell (Irish: Tír Chonaill) present day Donegal, located in Northwestn Ireland in the province of Ulster, where they held a family seat as a branch of the O'Connell's. Irish history, after the Norman Conquest of England, was strongly influenced by the invasion of Strongbow in 1172, almost equal to the enormous Irish cultural impact on England Scotland, Wales and the whole of Europe before the Norman Conquest from the 1st to 7th centuries. Many Irish clanns, sept names were intermixed and family groupings became almost indistinguishable. This family name was found later in Connacht.

Early History of the Malarchy family

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Malarchy Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Mullarkey, Mullarky, Mallarky, Malarchy, Malarkey, Mularkey and many more.

Early Notables of the Malarchy family

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Migration of the Malarchy family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Bryan Mularky, who settled in Philadelphia in 1800; Ptk Mularkey, who came to Allegany Co., MD in 1842; Austin Mullarkey, who came to Quebec in 1847; Cornelius Malarky, who settled in Boston in 1849.