Begley Surname

29,834th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,929 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Begley Surname Definition:

(Celtic) Little Grey (Man). [Gaelic and Irish beag, little + liath (lea), grey] (English) 1 Dweller at Beg(g)a’s Lea. [Old English leáh] 2 There has doubtless been confusion with Beckley, q.v., and Bigley, q.v.

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Begley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States10,8571:33,3854,168
England1,8161:30,6824,114
Ireland1,6871:2,791513
Australia1,1351:23,7853,258
Canada6561:56,1676,639
Northern Ireland6381:2,892586
Scotland3701:14,4701,837
New Zealand2241:20,2163,553
Wales1741:17,7851,927
Thailand971:728,230119,953
Jordan811:109,1667,344
South Africa801:677,22149,167
Israel111:777,96750,646
Afghanistan101:3,215,31818,974
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
France51:13,284,544357,392
Yemen51:5,285,05921,214
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Vanuatu41:65,8191,151
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
China31:455,773,85521,925
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Marshall Islands21:25,9101,967
Guam11:160,1214,893
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1,5011:2,951560
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3211:75,9368,295
Scotland1561:23,9952,225
Wales241:65,3513,160
Jersey81:6,4851,119
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0681:47,0215,394

Begley (24) may also be a first name.

Begley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) Little Grey (Man). [Gaelic and Irish beag, little + liath (lea), grey] (English) 1 Dweller at Beg(g)a’s Lea. [Old English leáh] 2 There has doubtless been confusion with Beckley, q.v., and Bigley, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ó Beaglaoich Originally of Donegal, now more numerous in Munster. MIF 31; Map Cork and Don

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Ó Beaglaoich Originally of Donegal, now more numerous in Munster. MIF 31; Map Cork and Don

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Irish, English) Grandson of the little poet; a variant of Beckley, q.v.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

From beag = 'small' and laoich = 'hero'. They were gallowglasses or mercenary soldiers, hence 'small hero'.

- jbinoz

A surname of British and Irish origin. Derived from Old English words, meaning "pickaxe" and "wooded area".

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Begley Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Begley Come From? nationality or country of origin

Begley (Russian: Бэглей) is most common in The United States. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Begley? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 29,834th most numerous family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 406,467 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Begley live; 59 percent live in North America and 59 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently occurring given name throughout the world. It is borne by 24 people.

Begley is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 10,857 people, or 1 in 33,385. In The United States Begley is most frequent in: Kentucky, where 13 percent are found, Ohio, where 8 percent are found and Tennessee, where 5 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname is found in 49 countries. It also occurs in England, where 10 percent are found and Ireland, where 9 percent are found.

Begley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Begley has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,017 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 566 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 112 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 237 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 725 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Begley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Begley last name is predominantly Catholic (92%) in Ireland.

In The United States Begley are 15% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.77% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Begley earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 53.04% more than the national average, earning R 363,672 per year; in United States they earn 0.96% less than the national average, earning $42,736 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.8% more than the national average, earning $51,072 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beagley922,356/
Biegley9236/
Beigley9218/
Beggley9210/
Boegley922/
Beugley921/
Beegley920/
Beghley920/
Begle91690/
Begly91196/
Beighley861,106/
Beeghley86176/
Beaghley8623/
Bieghley862/
Beiglley861/
Beagloey861/
Beehgley861/
Bagley8331,542/
Beagle834,423/
Bigley834,216/
Beegle832,275/
Wegley83439/
Begler83413/
Beigle83220/
Bogley83208/
Boegly83151/
Beglet83127/
Biegle8364/
Boegle8359/
Beglyy8341/
Beugle8326/
Baegle8319/
Beugly8316/
Biegly839/
Beggle836/
Beghly836/
Beagly835/
Beglay833/
Begloe833/
Vegley833/
Beglez832/
Begles831/
Beegly831/
Besgle831/
Begled831/
Beygly831/
Beigly831/
Beglie830/
Beggly830/
Beglee830/
Beglle830/
Beighlley801/
Beagles77772/
Beeghly77726/
Baggley77498/
Beighle77397/
Weagley77306/
Weigley77142/
Beigler77127/
Biggley77123/
Beglets7775/
Boeglay7765/
Bighley7764/
Beegles7746/
Buigley7746/
Beglaya7727/
Wiegley7723/
Begelle7711/
Bejgler779/
Beiglee776/
Beighly775/
Veagley775/
Beagele774/
Bieghle773/
Beaglie773/
Beagely772/
Beghler772/
Beagler771/
Beigles771/
Bhogley771/
Besgles771/
Whegley771/
Begghly771/
Beglehr771/
Behegle771/
Baglley771/
Baghley771/
Bagleey771/
Beiglie770/
Beegler770/
Bigleys770/
Beeglie770/
Baagley770/
Huegley770/
Baigley770/
Bogle7312,359/
Bagle734,924/
Bögle73502/
Begli73196/
Bigle7374/
Vegle7328/
Wegle7322/
Begla7319/
Bigly734/
Wegly734/
Vegly731/
Weighley7140/
Beaghler7138/
Beighlie7111/
Beghelle717/
Beighlea716/
Beighler714/
Begiller713/
Wheagley711/
Bagghley711/
Beşgülle711/
Beighles710/
Bieghlie710/
Beeghlay710/
Beighely710/
Bigler6710,992/
Wigley679,182/
Bhogle676,253/
Weigle673,313/
Baglay672,003/
Weagle67870/
Boegli67728/
Boglea67311/
Beglau67282/
Bhagle67261/
Baglee67211/
Huegle67156/
Boglay67120/
Weagly6778/
Bogleș6776/
Biglay6769/
Biggle6768/
Veugle6754/
Wiegle6752/
Bigles6751/
Boggle6750/
Veigle6746/
Beglou6745/
Weigly6740/
Bögler6739/
Baghle6737/
Beugli6736/
Beglis6735/
Biglie6734/
Vegler6732/
Beygli6727/
Boglya6720/
Baigle6719/
Beşgüller6719/
Boygle6712/
Bygler6711/
Beglit679/
Baagle678/
Beigli678/
Baghly677/
Beghli676/
Viegle675/
Veglie673/
Weegle673/
Baglei672/
Veggle672/
Boghle672/
Biglea672/
Bagleh672/
Bagleu672/
Huegly672/
Biglet672/
Bieglé672/
Vigley672/
Baggly671/
Beghla671/
Beglad671/
Beglii671/
Bhigle671/
Biglei671/
Baglhe671/
Baglle671/
Beglah671/
Beglga671/
Boglhe671/
Bogloy671/
Boeglé671/
Bègles671/
Béglet671/
Biglly671/
Wesgle671/
Baggelley670/
Bigloe670/
Baggle670/
Biglue670/
Viegly670/
Boigle670/
Boglei670/
Veagle670/
Bighle670/
Biglee670/
Weggle670/
Biggly670/
Weugle670/
Wiegly670/
Beaglehoe670/
Buigle670/
Vuegle670/

Begley Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Begley in the Russian language
Бэглейbeglej-

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Begley Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Begley
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