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)
- A surname, from Middle English.
- An unincorporatedcommunity in Cedar County, Missouri, United States.
- A village in Gage County, Nebraska, United States.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Filley is the 36426th 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, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN