O'Malley

E230730

Irish surname family name human surname

O'Malley is an Irish-origin surname commonly associated with notable figures in politics, sports, and entertainment.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
O'Malley canonical	10

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2090903 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: O'Malley
Context triple: [Martin O'Malley, familyName, O'Malley]

A. Mullen
Mullen is the surname of Larry Mullen Jr., the Irish drummer best known as a founding member of the rock band U2.
B. Dunleavy
Dunleavy is a surname most prominently associated with Mike Dunleavy Sr., a former NBA player and head coach, and his family of professional basketball figures.
C. Lamont Bentley
Lamont Bentley was an American actor best known for his role as Hakeem Campbell on the 1990s television sitcom "Moesha."
D. Jake Scott
Jake Scott is a British film and music video director known for his work with prominent rock bands and artists.
E. Lamont
Lamont is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California, known primarily as an agricultural and residential area near Bakersfield.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: O'Malley
Target entity description: O'Malley is an Irish-origin surname commonly associated with notable figures in politics, sports, and entertainment.

A. Mullen
Mullen is the surname of Larry Mullen Jr., the Irish drummer best known as a founding member of the rock band U2.
B. Dunleavy
Dunleavy is a surname most prominently associated with Mike Dunleavy Sr., a former NBA player and head coach, and his family of professional basketball figures.
C. Lamont Bentley
Lamont Bentley was an American actor best known for his role as Hakeem Campbell on the 1990s television sitcom "Moesha."
D. Jake Scott
Jake Scott is a British film and music video director known for his work with prominent rock bands and artists.
E. Lamont
Lamont is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California, known primarily as an agricultural and residential area near Bakersfield.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Irish surname ⓘ family name ⓘ human ⓘ human ⓘ human ⓘ human ⓘ human ⓘ human ⓘ surname ⓘ
associatedWith	Irish diaspora ⓘ
category	Anglicised Irish-language surname ⓘ surnames of Irish origin ⓘ
competesIn	Ultimate Fighting Championship ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	Ireland ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
countryOfOrigin	Ireland ⓘ
derivedFrom	Ó Máille ⓘ
familyName	O'Malley self-linksurface differs ⓘ O'Malley self-linksurface differs ⓘ O'Malley self-linksurface differs ⓘ O'Malley self-linksurface differs ⓘ O'Malley self-linksurface differs ⓘ O'Malley self-linksurface differs ⓘ
hasNotableBearer	Conor O'Malley ⓘ Gráinne O'Malley ⓘ Kate O'Malley ⓘ Martin O’Malley ⓘ surface form: Martin O'Malley Maureen O'Malley ⓘ Seán O'Malley ⓘ
hasVariant	OMalley ⓘ Ó Máille ⓘ
languageOfOrigin	English ⓘ Irish ⓘ
meaning	descendant of Máille ⓘ
memberOf	Democratic Party ⓘ surface form: Democratic Party (United States)
notableIn	entertainment ⓘ politics ⓘ sports ⓘ
occupation	actor ⓘ actor ⓘ footballer ⓘ mixed martial artist ⓘ pirate ⓘ politician ⓘ
positionHeld	Governor of Maryland ⓘ
sport	association football ⓘ mixed martial arts ⓘ
usedAs	family name ⓘ
usedIn	Australia ⓘ Canada ⓘ Anglosphere ⓘ surface form: English-speaking countries Ireland ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States

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