Tully (surname)

Tully is a surname of Irish origin. The surname itself and its variants include; Tally, MacTully, Tilly and Flood, all of which can derive from several different unrelated Irish families such as; Ó Maoltuile, Taithligh, Mac Maoltuile, Ó Taithligh, and Mac an Tuile. Some MacTullys changed their name to Flood as "tuile" is Irish for flood.

Tully is also an anglicised form of the Irish word tulach or tulaigh meaning a hill or mound, and is used in various Irish place names.

Persons with the surname

 * Charlie Tully, footballer from Belfast
 * George Tully (disambiguation), various
 * James Tully (disambiguation), various, including
 * James Tully (Irish politician), Irish politician
 * Jim Tully, American writer
 * Kivas Tully (1820–1905), American architect
 * Mark Tully, British author and reporter
 * Matthew Tully, an American attorney and English solicitor
 * Mike Tully (born 1956), American pole vaulter
 * Montgomery Tully (1904–1988), Irish film director
 * R. Brent Tully, astronomer
 * Rush Tully (born 1949), American opera singer
 * Sean Tully, fictional character in Coronation Street
 * Steve Tully (born 1980), English footballer
 * Susan Tully (born 1968), English TV director, former actress in EastEnders
 * Thomas Tully (1620–1676), English clergyman
 * Tom Tully (comic writer), British writer of Roy of the Rovers
 * Tom Tully (1908–1982), American actor

Persons with the given name

 * Marcus Tullius Cicero, sometimes anglicized as Tully, Roman orator and statesman
 * Alexander Hamilton, known by the pen name Tully, wrote editorials denouncing the instigators of the Whiskey Rebellion
 * Tully Banta-Cain, American football player
 * Tully Bevilaqua, Australian professional basketball player
 * Tully Blanchard, American professional wrestler
 * Tully Crook, British artist
 * Tully Jensen, model
 * Tully Marshall, American actor
 * Tully Satre, American gay rights activist