Foley
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See also: foley
English
Etymology
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Foghladha (“descendant of Foghlaidh”), a byname from foghlaí (“plunderer, pillager, marauder, robber”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Foley (countable and uncountable, plural Foleys)
- A surname from Irish.
- A city in Baldwin County, Alabama, United States.
- A city, the county seat of Benton County, Minnesota, United States.
- A city in Lincoln County, Missouri, United States.
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Foley is the 661st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 51865 individuals. Foley is most common among White (92.05%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Foley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 586.