Filley

English

Etymology

From Middle English filli (“filly, young female horse”), perhaps a nickname for a temperamental or skittish person.

Proper noun

Filley (countable and uncountable, plural Filleys)

1. A surname from Middle English.
2. An unincorporated community in Cedar County, Missouri, United States.
3. A village in Gage County, Nebraska, United States.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Filley is the 36426^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 614 individuals. Filley is most common among White (95.11%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Filley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 574.