Foley
See also: foley
English edit
Etymology edit
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Foghladha (“descendant of Foghlaidh”), a byname from foghlaí (“plunderer, pillager, marauder, robber”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
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 edit
Statistics edit
- 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 edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Foley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 586.