Feeley Surname
Approximately 8,771 people bear this surname
Feeley Surname Definition:
(Irish) Grandson of Fitcheallach (chess player).
Feeley Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6,205 | 1:58,414 | 6,921 |
| England | 1,101 | 1:50,607 | 6,270 |
| Ireland | 362 | 1:13,008 | 1,555 |
| Australia | 348 | 1:77,574 | 9,062 |
| Canada | 335 | 1:109,987 | 11,787 |
| Scotland | 185 | 1:28,940 | 3,034 |
| Wales | 64 | 1:48,352 | 4,540 |
| Northern Ireland | 62 | 1:29,759 | 3,120 |
| Chile | 37 | 1:476,121 | 12,335 |
| New Zealand | 19 | 1:238,333 | 22,631 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| Jamaica | 8 | 1:358,743 | 8,527 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:36,792 | 4,502 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 187 | 1:23,689 | 2,614 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 247 | 1:98,686 | 10,010 |
| Scotland | 17 | 1:220,189 | 7,953 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,066 | 1:47,109 | 5,407 |
Feeley (18) may also be a first name.
Feeley Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Irish) Grandson of Fitcheallach (chess player).
Feeley Demographics
Feeley Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Feeley Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Feeley Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Feeley is found most frequently in The United States. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Feeley? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 57,718th most numerous surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 830,868 people. The surname Feeley is mostly found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Feeley reside; 70 percent reside in North America and 70 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,608,198th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 18 people.
This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 6,205 people, or 1 in 58,414. In The United States Feeley is most prevalent in: Massachusetts, where 13 percent live, New York, where 12 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Outside of The United States this last name exists in 31 countries. It also occurs in England, where 13 percent live and Ireland, where 4 percent live.
Feeley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Feeley has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Feeley surname rose 582 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 446 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 194 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 1,088 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 6,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Feeley Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Feeley surname is chiefly Catholic (90%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Feeley surname are 2.14% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 55.37% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Feeley earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 56.32% less than the national average, earning R 103,812 per year; in United States they earn 15.78% more than the national average, earning $49,956 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.52% more than the national average, earning $58,388 CAD per year.
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