Scally Surname

80,231st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,073 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Scally Surname Definition:

Mac Scalaidhe Cos. Roscommon and Westmeath.

MIF 213

Scally Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,0851:173,84117,488
Ireland1,0491:4,489761
England8851:62,9587,400
Scotland5301:10,1021,396
Morocco4771:72,27712,260
Australia4191:64,4297,723
Argentina2091:204,51416,900
Northern Ireland1381:13,3701,909
Canada1031:357,72432,292
New Zealand641:70,75510,593
Wales181:171,91811,581
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Jersey81:12,4002,398
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Lithuania41:758,64725,175
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
China21:683,660,78330,601
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland9631:4,600788
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1351:180,55814,908
Scotland881:42,5373,150
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3521:142,66713,398

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

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Mac Scalaidhe Cos. Roscommon and Westmeath.

MIF 213

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Irish) Descendant of the scholar or schoolman.

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

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.

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scalley92567/
Schally92228/
Scallay920/
Scaly916/
Schalley86346/
Schaly83507/
Scalli83253/
Scalla83203/
Skally83103/
Scealy8362/
Scolly8330/
Scalle8330/
Scaley8314/
Scaloy830/
Scollay77428/
Scholly77385/
Schalle77204/
Schalli77153/
Scolley7794/
Skalley7780/
Scallet7769/
Schaley7750/
Scallia7734/
Schalyo7733/
Schauly7729/
Scallie7725/
Scallio7723/
Scatley7710/
Scaller778/
Scalles776/
Stcalle774/
Schealy773/
Scallis771/
Scailla771/
Skallay770/
Scealey770/
Skeally770/
Scala7322,511/
Scali736,969/
Scale731,886/
Skaly7346/
Scalé736/
Scoly733/
Scaillet71739/
Schailey7152/
Scalleat7138/
Scholley7131/
Scallish7119/
Schallge7118/
Schkaley718/
Schollay714/
Shcaller714/
Scacelli712/
Schaille711/
Scaillez711/
Scatelli711/
Schaulle710/
Schaalle710/
Schallee710/
Scales6722,787/
Skalli6710,370/
Scalia676,309/
Sqalli675,559/
Scalet671,715/
Skalla67784/
Skalyi67531/
Schale67418/
Scalea67298/
Skaley67221/
Scolla67178/
Schali67131/
Schaillee67130/
Scalio67110/
Skalle67109/
Scoley6793/
Scaler6793/
Skaliy6780/
Skalyo6750/
Scalez6739/
Scolli6737/
Scayle6730/
Skolly6729/
Scalis6729/
Scalei6721/
Sqaley6720/
Schalleij6718/
Scaléa6715/
Skalay6712/
Shcali6710/
Scaliz677/
Scaled676/
Scholy675/
Scaloi675/
Scalha674/
Scolle673/
Scalie673/
Scaile672/
Skalya671/
Scaulj671/
Scolay671/
Scooly671/
Scalai671/
Scalaj671/
Scalip671/
Scaleh671/
Sckali671/
Scalui671/
Sceale670/
Schoolley670/

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