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
Folley Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Folley Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Folley Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Folley (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﻠﻲ) has its highest incidence in Liberia. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Folley? popularity and diffusion
Folley is the 91,238th most widely held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,388,633 people. The last name Folley occurs mostly in Africa, where 68 percent of Folley live; 57 percent live in West Africa and 38 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 259,932nd most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 963 people.
The last name Folley is most frequent in Liberia, where it is held by 2,020 people, or 1 in 2,182. In Liberia Folley is primarily concentrated in: Bomi County, where 38 percent reside, Montserrado County, where 31 percent reside and Grand Cape Mount County, where 13 percent reside. Other than Liberia Folley is found in 35 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 17 percent reside and The United States, where 13 percent reside.
Folley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Folley has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Folley surname 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 carrying the Folley last name is chiefly Anglican (67%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Folley surname are 12.14% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.91% being registered to vote for the political 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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