Feeley Surname

57,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,771 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Feeley Surname Definition:

(Irish) Grandson of Fitcheallach (chess player).

Feeley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,2051:58,4146,921
England1,1011:50,6076,270
Ireland3621:13,0081,555
Australia3481:77,5749,062
Canada3351:109,98711,787
Scotland1851:28,9403,034
Wales641:48,3524,540
Northern Ireland621:29,7593,120
Chile371:476,12112,335
New Zealand191:238,33322,631
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Jamaica81:358,7438,527
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
France31:22,140,907385,998
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1871:23,6892,614
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2471:98,68610,010
Scotland171:220,1897,953
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0661:47,1095,407

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).

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

Feeley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Feeley is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Feeley? popularity and diffusion

Feeley is the 57,718th most commonly used last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 830,868 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Feeley reside; 70 percent reside in North America and 70 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Feeley is also the 2,608,198th most commonly held first name world-wide. It is borne by 18 people.

This last name is most common in The United States, where it is held by 6,205 people, or 1 in 58,414. In The United States it is mostly found in: Massachusetts, where 13 percent live, New York, where 12 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Outside of The United States it 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 bearing 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 adherence of those holding the Feeley surname is chiefly Catholic (90%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Feeley surname are 2.14% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.37% registered with the 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Feheley92188/
Feelhey920/
Feely914,648/
Feley91112/
Feele9112/
Feeler83653/
Fealey83419/
Feehly83102/
Veeley8374/
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Feiley830/
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Feyley830/
Fele804,357/
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Feasley7797/
Featley7783/
Feeleus7764/
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Feleyeh776/
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Feleyas771/
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Fielley770/
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Fayeley770/
Foley73119,017/
Felea731,768/
Faley731,683/
Felez731,304/
Feles731,235/
Feler731,233/
Fealy731,131/
Veley731,053/
Feleu73436/
Feile73354/
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Fehle73244/
Filey73237/
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Fuely730/
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Feuly730/
Feehally7118/
Feggelle715/
Fechelle712/
Fesselle711/
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Feehealy710/
Feuellee710/
Feathley710/
Faleye6716,564/
Feiler676,067/
Folley675,248/
Fesler672,432/
Feyler67802/
Falley67622/
Fheily67535/
Vealey67529/
Failey67401/
Felaya67260/
Fayele67196/
Feyles67188/
Fauley67131/
Fuelle67114/
Feille67106/
Fetler67101/
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Feuler6790/
Fileyo6789/
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Feleus6781/
Pheely6770/
Feiles6767/
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Veyele6748/
Foleya6747/
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Feleja6727/
Fejleh6726/
Feally6721/
Felahy6721/
Feuleu6718/
Fejela6717/
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Feilly6711/
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Feales676/
Felayo676/
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Feules676/
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Felest674/
Filiey674/
Faelee674/
Fawele674/
Veleya674/
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Fehyly674/
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Feulle673/
Feully673/
Fajele673/
Faiele673/
Fielea672/
Vheele672/
Fuiley672/
Feslet672/
Fileyi672/
Feleia672/
Felyah672/
Fielie672/
Feilee672/
Fitley671/
Fetles671/
Foiley671/
Feuily671/
Feylle671/
Feiled671/
Foelee671/
Veelee671/
Fisley671/
Foleey671/
Foelly671/
Faleyo671/
Feleah671/
Feleis671/
Fejole671/
Felypp671/
Veleyo671/
Vejele671/
Fauele671/
Faelea671/
Fehaly671/
Feleih671/
Felejo671/
Felesz671/
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Foiele671/
Foyele671/
Feulay671/
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Feyole671/
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Feleij671/
Feilei671/
Fheela671/
Fhelly671/
Fhelyp671/
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Felays671/
Foyley670/
Fielly670/
Featly670/
Falehy670/
Feehially670/
Fohley670/
Veiley670/
Filhey670/
Feelah670/
Feasle670/
Faaley670/
Feeala670/
Fehliy670/
Pfuely670/
Feisle670/
Feelia670/
Feyhle670/
Feleio670/
Veelie670/
Felyau670/
Feysly670/
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Fealya670/
Fhiele670/
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Faleey670/

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