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    The surname Begley

    An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 8,435 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈbɛɡli/ 2 syllables Soundex B240

    Begley: #4,200 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Begley #4,200, 8,435 people Begley: #4,200 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Begley #4,200, 8,435 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Begley is more common than 97.4% of them.

    Origin

    Irish origin

    Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Beaglaoich (“descendant of Beaglaoch”), a personal name composed of the elements beag (“small”) + laoch (“warrior, hero”).

    Begley is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 8,435 people named Begley in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 36,603 Americans. That is up 1.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,292.

    #4,200
    rank among US surnames
    8,435
    people in 2010
    2.9
    per 100,000 Americans
    +1.7%
    change since 2000 (was #3,935)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #4,191Cai8,45736,508
    #4,192Griego8,45636,512
    #4,193McLendon8,45336,525
    #4,194Forsyth8,45036,538
    #4,195Pinkerton8,44636,555
    #4,196Sturgill8,44436,564
    #4,197Purnell8,44136,577

    Who is named Begley

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

    94% of people named Begley identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as two or more races and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 94%
    • Two or more races 2.0%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 1.8%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Begleys

    5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Ed Begley
      American actor (1901–1970)
    • Ed Begley, Jr.
      American actor, born 1949
    • Michael Begley
      American rower (1872–1938)
    • Michael Joseph Begley
      American bishop (1909-2002)
    • Sharon Begley
      American journalist, 1956–2021

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Begley

    Begley has the Soundex code B240, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B240.

    Other Irish surnames

    All 880 Irish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Begley come from?
    Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Beaglaoich (“descendant of Beaglaoch”), a personal name composed of the elements beag (“small”) + laoch (“warrior, hero”).
    How common is the surname Begley?
    8,435 people in the United States had the surname Begley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 36,603 Americans. It ranked 4,200th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Begley?
    In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Begley identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as two or more races.
    Who is the most famous person named Begley?
    Ed Begley, American actor (1901–1970), followed by Ed Begley, Jr..
    Where is the surname Begley most common?
    Wikidata records people named Begley in the United States.
    How do you pronounce Begley?
    Begley is /ˈbɛɡli/, 2 syllables.
    What type of surname is Begley?
    Begley is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Begley getting more or less common?
    More common. 8,292 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,435 in 2010, up 1.7%.