Lally Surname

33,486th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,867 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Lally Surname Definition:

(French) One who came from Ally, in central France.

Lally Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,1411:44,5235,450
England3,2021:17,4012,505
Ireland1,8631:2,528477
Australia6701:40,2925,202
Canada5601:65,7967,631
India2091:3,670,169102,657
Scotland2081:25,7402,803
Tanzania1351:392,16027,960
New Zealand1121:40,4316,796
France1111:598,40379,437
Wales821:37,7383,712
Benin731:141,58414,936
Guyana571:13,3721,858
Ivory Coast541:427,24514,306
Northern Ireland541:34,1673,366
South Africa511:1,062,30863,943
Nigeria401:4,428,569120,862
Greece161:692,48777,522
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Jamaica131:220,7656,223
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Niger71:2,741,71749,802
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Trinidad and Tobago61:227,32910,175
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
China51:273,464,31313,838
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Congo51:997,81917,129
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Vanuatu41:65,8191,151
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1,3681:3,238595
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4571:53,3386,409
Scotland231:162,7496,621
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6311:30,7903,718

Lally (2,157) may also be a first name.

Lally Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French) One who came from Ally, in central France.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

From an old genealogy of this family it appears that Amlavus O'Maolalla, chief of Tulla-ny-Maolalla, was descended in the thirteenth generation from Maolalla, who, at the close of the tenth century, was ruler of Moen-nioge, now Clanricarde. The name was shortened first to O'Mullally, then to O'Lally, and finally to Lally. D'Alton.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Lally Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lally (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻻﻟﻲ, Hindi: लल्ली, Marathi: ललु) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lally? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 33,486th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 459,289 people. The last name Lally occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 55 percent of Lally live; 55 percent live in North America and 55 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 161,508th most widely held given name globally. It is borne by 2,157 people.

This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 8,141 people, or 1 in 44,523. In The United States it is most numerous in: Massachusetts, where 13 percent reside, New York, where 11 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname exists in 71 countries. It is also found in England, where 20 percent reside and Ireland, where 12 percent reside.

Lally Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lally has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Lally surname rose 499 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 701 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 136 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 904 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 4,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lally Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Lally surname are 0.66% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.57% being registered with the political party.

The amount Lally earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 67.52% more than the national average, earning R 398,100 per year; in United States they earn 15.66% more than the national average, earning $49,906 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.97% more than the national average, earning $56,624 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lalley911,830/
Lailly91128/
Lallay9122/
Leally9117/
Llally917/
Laïlly911/
Laully911/
Laally911/
Lallly911/
Lalloy911/
Lially911/
Laly895,125/
Llaully838/
Llallys831/
Laalley831/
Lialley831/
Laislly831/
Leallys831/
Lealley830/
Lalla8013,176/
Lalli809,889/
Laily806,896/
Lalle804,814/
Laloy801,797/
Lalay801,162/
Lalya80737/
Laliy80526/
Lolly80478/
Lialy80451/
Laley80349/
Laaly80286/
Lahly80242/
Lealy80232/
Lalyo80220/
Hlaly80154/
Lauly80134/
Layly80120/
Lalyi808/
Lallé803/
Laïly803/
L'Aly802/
Laluy802/
Lallá801/
Llaly801/
Lyaly801/
Lalyt801/
Lalhy800/
Lasley735,406/
Laylay732,436/
Lolley731,894/
Lyalya731,531/
Laille73836/
Lallie73593/
Lallai73593/
Lailey73547/
Lalaiy73529/
Llalla73500/
Llalle73429/
Llalli73382/
Lallet73368/
Lyalla73306/
Lailla73247/
Laller73159/
Lallee73151/
Layley73142/
Lailay73141/
Lallis73131/
Laylle73131/
Lallez73127/
Lauley73122/
Lallia7358/
Lahley7346/
Lalouy7344/
Lallih7342/
Lailli7333/
Lalahy7332/
Lailuy7329/
Lailiy7329/
Lailya7326/
Lyalle7325/
Layliy7323/
Laillé7321/
Lalaya7320/
Lalych7320/
Lahliy7320/
Lalles7319/
Laulla7318/
Latley7314/
Leilly7313/
Loully7311/
Lallio7310/
Lallée737/
Laulle736/
Laalla735/
Laalya735/
Lialla734/
Laslay734/
Lallit734/
Lealey733/
Lealla733/
Lhalla733/
Lailyo733/
Lyaley732/
Lealle732/
Lallle732/
Laïlla732/
Lealhy731/
Loilly731/
Lialli731/
Lalgey731/
Laliey731/
Lallge731/
Lelliy731/
Leahly731/
Lealoy731/
L'Alla731/
Laulay731/
Lasloy731/
Laïlle731/
Lailyy731/
Lahloy731/
Lahaly731/
Laalay731/
Lalleh731/
Lallli731/
Laloys731/
Lialle731/
Lialya731/
Lallhi731/
Laleys731/
Latloy731/
Hlalla731/
Laslle730/
Leylly730/
Llahllaya711/
Llaullaya711/
Lala67108,033/
Lali6754,027/
Lale6720,925/
Loly675,262/
Lacelle672,805/
Laillet67691/
Lailler67635/
Lahalle67545/
Latelli67475/
Lacelli67337/
Llaulli67254/
Laselle67219/
Lalj67191/
Llaulle67121/
Leasley67119/
Latelle6760/
Lalliss6760/
Lallich6753/
Llalles6745/
Lallois6736/
Lallish6723/
Lalá6723/
Laulhey6716/
Llaller6714/
Laillia6712/
Lalouyi6712/
Lallais6711/
Lalé679/
Laselli678/
Lailaya677/
Lallhit677/
Lacille676/
Laullet676/
Llailuy675/
Latilli674/
Leahley673/
Llaulla673/
Lauller672/
Laallee672/
Latille672/
Leatley672/
Lausley671/
Laisley671/
Laittly671/
Lallesh671/
Leallee671/
Lgallee671/
Laillie671/
Lahalli671/
Llailla671/
Llallis671/
Lasille671/
Leilloy671/
Lahílla671/
L'Alles671/
Lallett671/
Lală671/
Lialytė671/
Hlahlla671/
Lalllai671/
Laalaay671/
Laileey671/
Lailoey671/
Layllie671/
Leallis671/
Leathly670/
Lathley670/
Lolloyd670/
Lalahay670/
Leilley670/
Lalless670/
Leaulle670/

Lally Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lally in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻻﻟﻲlaly-
Lally in the Marathi language
ललुlalu-
Lally in the Hindi language
लल्लीlalli57.14
लालीlali28.57
लालेlale14.29

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Lally Reference & Research

History of O'Mullally and Lally Clann - The history of an Irish family through the ages intertwined with that of the Irish nation : fe brat Naoimh Griollan (under the mantle of St. Grellan.)

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