Likely
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See also: likely
English
Etymology
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Proper noun
Likely (countable and uncountable, plural Likelys)
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Likely is the 38532nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 574 individuals. Likely is most common among Black/African American (72.13%) and White (24.39%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Likely”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 437.