About the Nally Surname

If your family name is Nally, its origin lies with McNally, a long-established Irish surname. In origin, the name means “Son of the poor man”. Records show Nally as one of the forms McNally took over time. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard.

Related forms: MacNally and McAnally.

Arms linked to McNally and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. Research your Nally family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.