McFeely

English

Alternative forms

• McFeeley

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Fithcheallaigh (“son of the chess player”), from fithcheallach (“chess player”).

Proper noun

McFeely (plural McFeelys)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, McFeely is the 29171^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 812 individuals. McFeely is most common among White (94.58%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McFeely”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 552.