Folley Surname
Approximately 5,248 people bear this surname
Folley Surname Definition:
(Anglo-French-Latin) 1 Silly, Playful, &c. [Anglo-Frenchfoly: v. under Follet(t] So that alwey in honeste Fro foly love they kepe [t]hem clere.— Chaucer, Rom. of the Rose, 5084-5.
2 Dweller at a Folly (grotesque structure); or a Country Cottage or House [French folie: etymology as above] Roger de la Folye.
Read More About This SurnameFolley Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 2,020 | 1:2,182 | 288 |
| Ghana | 901 | 1:29,990 | 3,547 |
| United States | 668 | 1:542,603 | 44,940 |
| Malawi | 575 | 1:29,772 | 4,476 |
| England | 482 | 1:115,598 | 11,811 |
| France | 201 | 1:330,461 | 49,960 |
| Australia | 173 | 1:156,045 | 16,383 |
| South Africa | 43 | 1:1,259,947 | 70,377 |
| New Zealand | 38 | 1:119,166 | 14,967 |
| Nigeria | 30 | 1:5,904,759 | 145,253 |
| Ireland | 24 | 1:196,206 | 8,013 |
| Canada | 21 | 1:1,754,552 | 114,935 |
| Benin | 16 | 1:645,975 | 38,126 |
| Wales | 12 | 1:257,878 | 14,969 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:594,869 | 21,724 |
| Niger | 5 | 1:3,838,403 | 64,195 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Vanuatu | 4 | 1:65,819 | 1,151 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 15 | 1:295,324 | 11,912 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 523 | 1:46,607 | 5,778 |
| Scotland | 98 | 1:38,196 | 2,960 |
| Wales | 13 | 1:120,647 | 5,000 |
| Jersey | 7 | 1:7,412 | 1,296 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 513 | 1:97,892 | 9,961 |
Folley (963) may also be a first name.
Folley Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Anglo-French-Latin) 1 Silly, Playful, &c. [Anglo-Frenchfoly: v. under Follet(t] So that alwey in honeste Fro foly love they kepe [t]hem clere.— Chaucer, Rom. of the Rose, 5084-5.
2 Dweller at a Folly (grotesque structure); or a Country Cottage or House [French folie: etymology as above] Roger de la Folye.—Hand. Rolls. Delafollie.—Paris Directory.
There is a La Folie in Calvados, Normandy.
There has perhaps been some confusion with Foley, q.v.
Roger Folli of Normandy, 1195 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Horold Folie of England, c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).
Folley Demographics
Average Folley Salary in
United States
$45,868 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Folley Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Folley Come From? nationality or country of origin
Folley (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﻠﻲ) occurs more in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Folley? popularity and diffusion
The last name Folley is the 91,238th most commonly used last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,388,633 people. The last name Folley is predominantly found in Africa, where 68 percent of Folley live; 57 percent live in West Africa and 38 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. Folley is also the 259,932nd most commonly used first name in the world, held by 963 people.
The last name Folley is most numerous in Liberia, where it is borne by 2,020 people, or 1 in 2,182. In Liberia it is primarily found in: Bomi County, where 38 percent live, Montserrado County, where 31 percent live and Grand Cape Mount County, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account Liberia it is found in 35 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 17 percent live and The United States, where 13 percent live.
Folley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Folley has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Folley last name rose 130 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 8 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 160 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it decreased 8 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 91 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Folley Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Anglican (67%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Folley last name are 12.14% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.91% registered with the party.
The amount Folley earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 4.01% less than the national average, earning R 228,108 per year; in United States they earn 6.3% more than the national average, earning $45,868 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.44% less than the national average, earning $32,570 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Folley Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Folley in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻓﻠﻲ | fly | - |
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Folley Reference & Research
Foley DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Foley FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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