Wyatt Earp had an uncle named James O'Kelley. Earp. How did he come to have such

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Wyatt Earp had an uncle named James O'Kelley. Earp. How did he come to have such an unusual middle name?

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: With no offense to you, Wyatt, or James, it's not at all unusual for an Irish name to have begun with an O. Many who came here dropped it though.
What I think is even more odd is that you didn't say that you considered "Earp" an unusual name.