Feely Surname

101,570th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,648 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Feely Surname Definition:

(Irish) Grandson of Fitcheallach (chess player).

Feely Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,1841:165,96116,846
Ireland1,0671:4,413748
England5491:101,49010,680
Australia3611:74,7808,771
Northern Ireland991:18,6372,335
Canada901:409,39536,056
Scotland701:76,4835,732
New Zealand611:74,23510,965
Argentina451:949,85460,205
Wales321:96,7047,743
South Africa281:1,934,91888,980
Sweden191:518,25037,550
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Isle of Man101:8,5821,778
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
France31:22,140,907385,998
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1,1591:3,822684
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1151:211,96016,503
Scotland621:60,3743,814
Wales111:142,5835,610
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8871:56,6166,317

Feely (49) may also be a first name.

Feely 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

Feely Last Name Facts

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

Feely occurs most in The United States. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Feely? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 101,570th most commonly used surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,567,889 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 46 percent of Feely reside; 45 percent reside in North America and 45 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,430,306th most prevalent first name throughout the world It is held by 49 people.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 2,184 people, or 1 in 165,961. In The United States Feely is most numerous in: New York, where 10 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 6 percent live. Not including The United States it occurs in 26 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 23 percent live and England, where 12 percent live.

Feely Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Feely has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Feely last name grew 246 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 8 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it grew 477 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 113 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 291 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Feely Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Feely last name is primarily Catholic (98%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Feely last name are 10.46% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.23% registered with the political party.

The amount Feely earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 97.3% more than the national average, earning R 468,864 per year; in United States they earn 9.44% more than the national average, earning $47,224 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.42% less than the national average, earning $43,510 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Feeley918,771/
Feehly91102/
Fehely9133/
Feelly913/
Feelay912/
Feyely910/
Fely89403/
Feehley83226/
Feheley83188/
Feehtly831/
Feehīly831/
Feelhey830/
Feheely830/
Feehaly830/
Feihely830/
Fealy801,131/
Fiely80279/
Feily80135/
Feela80118/
Feley80112/
Feloy80109/
Fehly8042/
Felay8041/
Feeli8027/
Feele8012/
Felyo8011/
Feliy8010/
Felya807/
Felyp803/
Foely802/
Faely802/
Fejly801/
Fhely801/
Felyś801/
Felys801/
Fuely800/
Feuly800/
Feehally7718/
Fechelly770/
Feehealy770/
Feeler73653/
Fheily73535/
Fealey73419/
Felaya73260/
Veeley7374/
Pheely7370/
Fehley7351/
Feelie7326/
Feally7321/
Felahy7321/
Fejela7317/
Feilly7311/
Faeley7311/
Feeles737/
Feelee734/
Fehyly734/
Feully733/
Fehele732/
Fejele732/
Feuily731/
Fieley731/
Foelly731/
Feyele731/
Felypp731/
Fehaly731/
Feulay731/
Fheela731/
Fhelly731/
Fhelyp731/
Feeliz731/
Felays731/
Fetley730/
Fielly730/
Featly730/
Feiley730/
Fesley730/
Foeley730/
Feeala730/
Fehliy730/
Pfuely730/
Fueley730/
Feelia730/
Feysly730/
Fealya730/
Faleey730/
Feyley730/
Feehially710/
Feli675,384/
Fele674,357/
Fela672,211/
Fily671,567/
Feuilly67122/
Feasley6797/
Featley6783/
Feisley6749/
Feesler6744/
Fecelle6733/
Pheeley676/
Pffeley672/
Fhealey671/
Feejali671/
Faehley671/
Faelley671/
Foelley671/
Fajeela671/
Feyesle671/
Fhellyp671/
Faielly671/
Felj671/
Fielley670/
Feelees670/
Fayeley670/

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