Fehily Surname

633,196th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 482 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

Fehily Surname Definition:

Ó Fithcheallaigh A sept of the Corca Laoidhe often abbreviated to Feeley and sometimes anglicized Field. MIF 103; Map Cork

Fehily Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2701:17,4411,896
England1071:520,73032,731
United States541:6,712,202314,667
Australia301:899,85754,700
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1031:43,0083,844
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Fehily Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ó Fithcheallaigh A sept of the Corca Laoidhe often abbreviated to Feeley and sometimes anglicized Field. MIF 103; Map Cork

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Fehily Last Name Facts

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

Fehily occurs most in Ireland. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fehily? popularity and diffusion

It is the 633,196th most frequently used last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 15,119,390 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 82 percent of Fehily reside; 79 percent reside in Northern Europe and 79 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most commonly held in Ireland, where it is held by 270 people, or 1 in 17,441. In Ireland Fehily is mostly concentrated in: Munster, where 88 percent are found, Leinster, where 11 percent are found and Connaught, where 1 percent are found. Besides Ireland it is found in 16 countries. It is also common in England, where 22 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.

Fehily Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fehily has changed through the years. In Ireland the number of people carrying the Fehily surname grew 262 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 1,080 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fehily Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Fehily last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Fehily surname are 7.08% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.85% being registered with the political party.

Fehily earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.19% more than the national average, earning $44,956 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Feehily92389/
Fehilly92118/
Fehiley920/
Fiehily920/
Feahily920/
Feehilly8614/
Feuily831/
Fihily830/
Feehely77236/
Feuilly77122/
Feehīly771/
Feahely770/
Feheely770/
Fiely73279/
Feuly730/
Feuilloy71195/
Feeheley71145/
Feehelly715/
Feehealy710/
Fjelly6739/
Fahili6730/
Vehili6713/
Fhiela673/
Fohile672/
Vehile672/
Vehilä671/
Faeely671/
Feuilloey671/
Feulay671/
Feoila671/
Fahely671/
Fieley671/
Fahile670/
Fhiele670/
Fielly670/
Fihely670/

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