Talley

English

Etymology

• Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Taithligh (“descendant of Taithleach”), a byname from taithleach (“appeasement, pacification”).
• In Wales, from Welsh Talyllychau or Tal y Llychau.

Proper noun

Talley (countable and uncountable, plural Talleys)

1. A surname from Irish.
2. A village and community in Carmarthenshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN6432).

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Talley is the 1170^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 30014 individuals. Talley is most common among White (65.16%) and Black/African American (28.4%) individuals.

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• lately, lealty, yell at