Nolan (surname)

Nolan is a surname, of Irish origin from Ó Nualláin, derived from Irish nuall meaning "noble, famous" combined with a diminutive suffix.[1] According to historian C. Thomas Cairney, the O'Nolans in Ireland were one of the chiefly families of the Loígis tribe who in turn came from the Cruthin tribe who were the first Celts to settle in Ireland from between 800 and 500 BC.[2]

This article is about the surname "Nolan". For the given name, see Nolan (given name). For other uses, see Nolan (disambiguation).

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  • Owen Nolan (born 1972), Canadian ice hockey player

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References
  1. Mike Campbell. "Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Nolan". Behind the Name. Retrieved 2013-12-11.
  2. Cairney, C. Thomas (1989). Clans and Families of Ireland and Scotland. Jefferson, North Carolina, United States, and London: McFarland & Company. p. 54. ISBN 0899503624.
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