O'Maley Surname

1,511,557th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 138 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

O'Maley Surname Definition:

An ancient family formerly written O'Malie, of Morshe Castle, co. Mayo. O'Malley is foolishly gallicised to De Maillet. O'Donovan.

O'Maley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States811:4,474,802235,715
England271:2,063,63279,942
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
France21:33,211,361423,184
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3441:145,98513,636

O'Maley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

An ancient family formerly written O'Malie, of Morshe Castle, co. Mayo. O'Malley is foolishly gallicised to De Maillet. O'Donovan.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

O'MALLEY: The descendant of Malley; Mala, Gaelic, the brow of a hill; Maille, smooth, placid, gentle.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

O'Maley Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name O'Maley Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name O'Maley has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of O'Maley click here.

How Common Is The Last Name O'Maley? popularity and diffusion

O'Maley is the 1,511,557th most frequent family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 52,808,304 people. The surname O'Maley is primarily found in The Americas, where 60 percent of O'Maley are found; 60 percent are found in North America and 60 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 81 people, or 1 in 4,474,802. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Indiana, where 22 percent reside, Massachusetts, where 17 percent reside and California, where 15 percent reside. Beside The United States O'Maley occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in England, where 20 percent reside and Australia, where 19 percent reside.

O'Maley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of O'Maley has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the O'Maley last name decreased 76 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 142 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 90 percent between 1901 and 2014.

O'Maley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Catholic (60%) in Ireland.

O'Maley earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 70.36% more than the national average, earning $73,510 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
O'Malley9323,235/
O'Mailey9325/
O'Mealey9320/
O'Maleey931/
Omaley92198/
O'Maly922/
O'Mailley8839/
O'Mealley886/
O'Mallley881/
O'Malleys881/
Omalley8617,590/
O'Mally86259/
O'Meley8680/
Omealey8679/
O'Mealy8644/
Omailey8640/
Oumaley867/
O'Malie865/
Omaleye863/
Omaleey861/
Ommaley861/
O'Malle861/
O'Malea860/
Omasley860/
Homaley860/
Omahley860/
Omayley860/
Omale8341,092/
Omaly8367/
O'Meally80401/
O'Maille8035/
Omealley8026/
O'Mallie802/
O'Malloy802/
O'Mallay801/
O'Molley801/
O'Mallei801/
O'Malluy801/
Omaelley801/
Omalleye801/
Omalleys801/
Osmalley801/
Oimalley801/
O'Mooley801/
Oummaley801/
O'Mahler801/
O'Mallee801/
O'Motley801/
O'Mailay800/
O'Mailie800/
O'Mealie800/
OߣMalley800/
Omailley800/
Homalley800/
Omalay77856/
Oumale77215/
Omally77203/
Gomale77174/
Omalle77111/
Omealy7787/
Omaleh7771/
Omalje7758/
Amaley7743/
Omeley7726/
Omalie7724/
Homale7723/
Omaale7713/
Omaloy7712/
Omaleu7711/
Ommale779/
Omaile777/
Omalet775/
Omalea775/
Omalei775/
Omatle775/
Omoley774/
Omaule773/
Omaele773/
Omalya773/
Osmale773/
Homaly772/
Omalee772/
O'Mely771/
Oomale771/
Omalae771/
Omaloe771/
Oimale771/
Omales770/
O'Meallie7512/
Omoleye714,988/
Omiyale713,278/
Omeally71443/
Gamaley71420/
Houmaly71204/
O'Malia71129/
Omaslay7153/
Oummale7150/
Omujale7130/
Omaille7125/
Hoomale7121/
Omoyale7121/
Omojale7113/
Omaleja7111/
Oumaleu7111/
Homaleu7110/
Omayele719/
Gomaliy718/
Goumale718/
Amaleye718/
Omoleyo716/
Gommale715/
Omaliye715/
Omalles715/
Oumalle715/
Homaily715/
Omallay714/
Omeleye714/
Omoleyi714/
Ousmale714/
Gomalee714/
Omolley713/
Omalluy713/
Hamaley713/
Omaliya713/
Omoleya713/
Houmale713/
Omalloy712/
Homeley712/
Omallie712/
Amaleya712/
Oumalee712/
O'Melay711/
Omalaya711/
Omalleh711/
Ohmalay711/
Gomalya711/
Gomalle711/
Omajale711/
Omalayo711/
Omalieh711/
Omasloy711/
Omayile711/
Omyiale711/
Oumaale711/
O'Maila711/
O'Mealliie711/
Gomahle711/
Amaleyo711/
Asmaley711/
O'Malad711/
Osmaile711/
Omawele711/
Om'mala711/
Omaloye711/
Osmally711/
Othmaly711/
Ommalay711/
Homalei711/
Hommaly711/
Omaelly710/
Omaliay710/
Omaller710/
Homaile710/
Amealey710/
Omailea710/
Omole6719,754/
Amale677,658/
Omala672,537/
Omali672,368/
Amaly67869/
Omele67857/
Omile67310/
Emale67292/
Hamaleya67268/
O'Mealia6735/
Oummalle6735/
Gamaleya6727/
D'Aumale6723/
O'Molloy6720/
Omeallie6714/
O'Mailia679/
Oumalher677/
Hommalee677/
Hoymalee675/
Ousmaile674/
Emealeyi672/
Omoleyie672/
Gomaliya671/
Gomayale671/
Gomahlay671/
Omiyalie671/
Omiyalle671/
Oumalech671/
Ousmalay671/
O'Mohler671/
O'Moller671/
Goumalle671/
Gomayele671/
Ammmaley671/
Hoimalee671/
Hamasley670/

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