Keleher: Last Name Origin and Family Crest

Seen on a birth certificate or a ship's manifest, Keleher is usually a form of Kelleher.

What is the meaning of Keleher?

The name is generally explained as “Descendant of Céileachair ("companion dear")”.

How is Keleher related to Kelleher?

Without the “l” of Kelleher, Keleher is a simpler written form of the same name. Related forms: Kelliher and O'Kelleher.

Does every Keleher family have a crest?

Arms linked to Kelleher and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

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