Begley
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English
Etymology
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Beaglaoich (“descendant of Beaglaoch”), a personal name composed of the elements beag (“small”) + laoch (“warrior, hero”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Begley (plural Begleys)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Begley is the 4200th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 8435 individuals. Begley is most common among White (93.63%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Begley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 126.