Malley
See also: malley
English
Alternative forms
- Maley, Mally, Mealey, Mealy
Etymology
- As an Irish surname, shortened form of O'Malley.
- As an English surname of Norman origin, from several places in France named Mailly, from Latin Mallius, a nomen.
- As a Rusyn surname, Americanized from Mlej; see Malay. Similar Slavic variants exist such as Polish Mały, Czech and Slovak Malý, Slovene Malý; see Maly.
- Also as a Slovene and Slovak surname, from Malej; see Maley.
Proper noun
Malley (plural Malleys)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Malley is the 8313rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3986 individuals. Malley is most common among White (92.32%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Malley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 499.
Anagrams
- lamely, maleyl, mellay