How common is the surname Alley?

14,323 people in the United States had the surname Alley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 21,556 Americans. It ranked 2,529th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Alley?

Kirstie Alley, American actress (1951–2022), followed by Alphonse Alley.

Where is the surname Alley most common?

Wikidata records people named Alley in the United States and Benin.

Is the surname Alley getting more or less common?

More common. 14,285 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 14,323 in 2010, up 0.3%.

Is Alley also a first name?

Yes. Alley is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Alley

A surname, carried by 14,323 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex A400

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Alley is more common than 98.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 14,323 people named Alley in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 21,556 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 14,285.

#2,529

rank among US surnames

14,323

people in 2010

4.9

per 100,000 Americans

+0.3%

change since 2000 (was #2,321)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,520	Pederson	14,370	21,485
#2,521	Collazo	14,369	21,487
#2,522	McMahan	14,368	21,488
#2,523	Hershberger	14,357	21,505
#2,524	Linton	14,354	21,509
#2,526	Mehta	14,342	21,527
#2,527	Mayberry	14,326	21,551

Who is named Alley

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

92% of people named Alley identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.6% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Two or more races 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Alleys

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Kirstie Alley
American actress (1951–2022)
Alphonse Alley
Beninese army officer and politician (1930-1987)
Richard B. Alley
American geologist, author, and academic, born 1957

Notable Alleys come mostly from the United States (2) and Benin (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Aley

Surnames that sound like Alley

Alley has the Soundex code A400, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A400.

Questions

How common is the surname Alley?: 14,323 people in the United States had the surname Alley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 21,556 Americans. It ranked 2,529th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Alley?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Alley identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Alley?: Kirstie Alley, American actress (1951–2022), followed by Alphonse Alley.
Where is the surname Alley most common?: Wikidata records people named Alley in the United States and Benin.
Is the surname Alley getting more or less common?: More common. 14,285 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 14,323 in 2010, up 0.3%.
What are other spellings of Alley?: Aley.
Is Alley also a first name?: Yes. Alley is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.