Naly History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Ireland

The original Gaelic form of Naly was Mac an Fhailghigh, which is derived from the word failgheach, which means poor man.

Early Origins of the Naly family

The surname Naly was first found in counties Armagh and Monaghan (Irish: Muineachán) located in the Northern part of the Republic of Ireland in the province of Ulster, where they held a family seat from ancient times.

Early History of the Naly family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Naly research. Another 100 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1120, 1653, 1680 and 1697 are included under the topic Early Naly History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Naly Spelling Variations

Those scribes in Ireland during the Middle Ages recorded names as they sounded. Consequently, in this era many people were recorded under different spellings each time their name was written down. Research on the Naly family name revealed numerous spelling variations, including McNally, McAnully, McAnalley, McAnally and others.

Early Notables of the Naly family

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Naly migration to the United States +

Thousands of Irish families left for North American shores in the 19th century. These people were searching for a life unencumbered with poverty, hunger, and racial discrimination. Many arrived to eventually find such conditions, but many others simply did not arrive: victims of the diseased, overcrowded ships in which they traveled to the New World. Those who lived to see North American shores were instrumental in the development of the growing nations of Canada and the United States. A thorough examination of passenger and immigration lists has disclosed evidence of many early immigrants of the name Naly:

Naly Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Patrick Naly, who landed in Maryland in 1832 1

Citations +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)