Where Does The Last Name Foley Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Foley (Arabic: فولى, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﻮﻟﻲ, Russian: Фолей) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Foley? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 4,739^th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 61,231 people. Foley occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 66 percent of Foley live; 65 percent live in North America and 65 percent live in Anglo-North America. Foley is also the 273,612^th most prevalent first name in the world It is held by 883 people.

The surname Foley is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 71,476 people, or 1 in 5,071. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Massachusetts, where 11 percent are found, California, where 8 percent are found and New York, where 8 percent are found. Aside from The United States this surname is found in 113 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 10 percent are found and England, where 9 percent are found.

Foley Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Foley has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Foley last name rose 412 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 137 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it rose 353 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 276 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 286 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Foley Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Catholic (98%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Foley surname are 1.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.96% registered with the political party.

The amount Foley earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 23.17% less than the national average, earning 265,910 kr per year; in Peru they earn 188.48% more than the national average, earning S/. 55,922 per year; in South Africa they earn 72.41% more than the national average, earning R 409,716 per year; in United States they earn 9.42% more than the national average, earning $47,215 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.03% more than the national average, earning $49,696 CAD per year.