Philley

English

Etymology

From a hypocoristic form of the personal name Philip.

Proper noun

Philley (plural Philleys)

1. A surname transferred from the given name.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Philley is the 36970^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 604 individuals. Philley is most common among White (95.2%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Philley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.