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The O'Kenny families of Ireland are found documented in our version of Keatings History of Ireland. According to O'Dugan, they were chiefs of Moy Ith. The name is as well, one of the 100 most numerous surnames in all of Ireland.

As might be expected there are several distinct origins for the name. Most often the family hails originally from the Galway/Roscommon area, as a sept of O'Cion.....


Heraldry Database: Welles

Welles







Surname:  Welles
Branch:  Welles
Origins:  British
More Info:  England

Background:  Welles is a surname of English origin. It derives from occupation, location, and topography. The occupational name (i.e. "Wellman") derives from the person responsible for a village's spring. The locational name (i.e. "Well") derives from the pre-7th century waella ("spring"). The topographical name (i.e. "Attewell") derives from living near a spring. The oldest public record is found in 1177 in the county of Norfolk. Variations of Wells include Well, Welman, Wells, Wellman and Wellsman. At the time of the British Census of 1881, its relative frequency was highest in Berkshire (3.2 times the British average), followed by Leicestershire, Oxfordshire, Kinross-shire, Huntingdonshire, Kent, Sussex, Lincolnshire, Dumfriesshire and Bedfordshire.


Motto:  Semper paratus, Always prepared.
Arms:  Ar. a lion, rampant, sa.


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Name Variations:  Welles, Well, Welman, Wells, Wellman, Wellsman, Wels.

References:
One or more of the following publications has been referenced for this article.
The General Armory; Sir Bernard Burke - 1842.
A Handbook of Mottoes; C.N. Elvin - 1860.
English Surnames; C.M. Matthews - 1966.
A Dictionary of English Surnames; P.H. Reaney - 1958.






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