How common is the last name Foley?

49,766 people in the United States have the last name Foley, about 1 in 6,006. It ranks #667 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

FOLEY

#667

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
49,766
About
1 in 6,006
This common or more
35.1%
Who bears it

Of the 49,766 people with the last name Foley, 89.5% reported their origin as White, 3.3% as Black and 3.2% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Foley

#665 Allison · 49,879#666 Arroyo · 49,828#668 Cortes · 49,681#669 Chase · 49,533

Spelled almost the same

3 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Foley, most common first.

#40,393 Folley · 585#74,639 Fowley · 279#97,730 Folly · 199

Also a first name

As a first name, Foley ranks #42,623 of 53,615, with 168 people. See Foley as a first name

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