Diffley

English

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Duibhghiolla (“descendant of Duibhgiolla”), a personal name composed of the elements dubh (“black”) and giolla (“lad”).

Proper noun

Diffley (plural Diffleys)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Diffley is the 39659^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 554 individuals. Diffley is most common among White (96.93%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Diffley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 460.