Foley

in the US

There are 42,328 people with the last name "Foley" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

NameRank
Foley 583
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  1. is 579th most common Koch
  2. is 580th most common Wyatt
  3. is 581st most common Huffman
  4. is 582nd most common Dalton
  5. is 583rd most common Foley
  6. is 584th most common Mathis
  7. is 585th most common Sweeney
  8. is 586th most common Callahan
  9. is 587th most common Hodge

Similar Names and Nicknames

File, Feley, Faley, Faleh, Fule, Feleo, Fale, Faleye, Foletta, Foles

Most Common First Names for Foley

John, James, Michael, Robert, Thomas, William, Mary, David, Patrick, Richard



Meaning & History

Irish:

  • 1. (southern) reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Foghladha ‘descendant of Foghlaidh ’, a byname meaning ‘pirate’, ‘marauder’.
  • 2. (northern) Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Searraigh(see Mcsharry), chosen because of its phonetic approximation to English foal.

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