Scally Surname
Approximately 6,073 people bear this surname
Scally Surname Definition:
Mac Scalaidhe Cos. Roscommon and Westmeath.
MIF 213
Scally Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,085 | 1:173,841 | 17,488 |
| Ireland | 1,049 | 1:4,489 | 761 |
| England | 885 | 1:62,958 | 7,400 |
| Scotland | 530 | 1:10,102 | 1,396 |
| Morocco | 477 | 1:72,277 | 12,260 |
| Australia | 419 | 1:64,429 | 7,723 |
| Argentina | 209 | 1:204,514 | 16,900 |
| Northern Ireland | 138 | 1:13,370 | 1,909 |
| Canada | 103 | 1:357,724 | 32,292 |
| New Zealand | 64 | 1:70,755 | 10,593 |
| Wales | 18 | 1:171,918 | 11,581 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Jersey | 8 | 1:12,400 | 2,398 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Lithuania | 4 | 1:758,647 | 25,175 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:36,792 | 4,502 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 963 | 1:4,600 | 788 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 135 | 1:180,558 | 14,908 |
| Scotland | 88 | 1:42,537 | 3,150 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 352 | 1:142,667 | 13,398 |
Scally (23) may also be a first name.
Scally Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Mac Scalaidhe Cos. Roscommon and Westmeath.
MIF 213
Mac Scalaidhe Cos. Roscommon and Westmeath.
MIF 213
(Irish) Descendant of the scholar or schoolman.
Contracted from O’Scolaidhe, the ‘Story-teller’s Descendant’ (sceulaidhe). The ‘story-teller’ was a regular official at the courts of the old Irish kings.
‘O'Scolaidhe of sweet stories.' 'Gilla- Isa-Mac-a n-Skealy, ' a.d. 1237.
'After the English Invasion the family of O'SCOLAIDHE or O’Scolaighe, now Scully, were driven into the county of Tipperary.' It was formerly a common name in Jurby, but is now scarcely found anywhere.
Scally Demographics
Average Male Scally Height
177.94 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Scally Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Scally Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Scally is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Scally? popularity and diffusion
Scally is the 80,231st most commonly held last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,199,991 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 44 percent of Scally reside; 43 percent reside in Northern Europe and 43 percent reside in British Isles. Scally is also the 2,239,265th most frequently occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 23 people.
This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 2,085 people, or 1 in 173,841. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 12 percent are found, New York, where 12 percent are found and Maryland, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States Scally is found in 45 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 17 percent are found and England, where 15 percent are found.
Scally Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Scally has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 592 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 109 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it expanded 656 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 602 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 1,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Scally Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Scally last name is chiefly Catholic (98%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Scally surname are 3.88% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.11% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Scally earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 11.65% more than the national average, earning $48,175 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.86% less than the national average, earning $45,282 CAD per year.
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