Callahan
[ˈkæləhæn]Meaning
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Ceallacháin, from Ceallachán, a diminutive of Ceallach
Background Story
Callahan is an Anglicized form of the Irish surname Ó Ceallacháin, which comes from Ceallachán, a diminutive of the given name Ceallach. The surname is Irish and Old Irish in origin. It is a doublet of the surnames Kelly and Kellogg.
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