Divilly
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editReduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Duibhghiolla (“descendant of Dubhghiolla”), a personal name composed of the elements dubh (“black”) and giolla (“lad, boy”).
Proper noun
editDivilly (plural Divillys)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics
edit- According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Divilly is the 1509th most common surname in Ireland, belonging to 383 individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Divilly”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 470.