How common is the surname Dailey?

32,719 people in the United States had the surname Dailey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 9,436 Americans. It ranked 1,072nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Dailey?

Dan Dailey, American actor, singer and dancer (1915–1978), followed by Janet Dailey.

Where is the surname Dailey most common?

Wikidata records people named Dailey in the United States.

Is the surname Dailey getting more or less common?

More common. 30,894 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 32,719 in 2010, up 5.9%.

The surname Dailey

An Irish surname, carried by 32,719 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex D400

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Dailey is more common than 99.3% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Variant of Daly.

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 32,719 people named Dailey in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 9,436 Americans. That is up 5.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 30,894.

#1,072

rank among US surnames

32,719

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+5.9%

change since 2000 (was #1,038)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,063	Cheng	32,982	9,361
#1,064	Newell	32,909	9,382
#1,065	Frey	32,904	9,383
#1,066	Carney	32,897	9,385
#1,067	Barrios	32,873	9,392
#1,068	Bolton	32,815	9,409
#1,069	Holman	32,788	9,416

Who is named Dailey

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

77% of people named Dailey identified as white (not Hispanic), 17% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 77%
Black (not Hispanic) 17%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Daileys

6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Dan Dailey
American actor, singer and dancer (1915–1978)
Janet Dailey
American writer (1944–2013)
Irene Dailey
American actress (1920-2008)
Quintin Dailey
American basketball player (1961-2010)
Albert Dailey
American musician (1938-1984)
John R. Dailey
Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, born 1934

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Dailey

Dailey has the Soundex code D400, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D400.

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Dailey come from?: Variant of Daly.
How common is the surname Dailey?: 32,719 people in the United States had the surname Dailey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 9,436 Americans. It ranked 1,072nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Dailey?: In the 2010 Census, 77% of people named Dailey identified as white (not Hispanic), and 17% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Dailey?: Dan Dailey, American actor, singer and dancer (1915–1978), followed by Janet Dailey.
Where is the surname Dailey most common?: Wikidata records people named Dailey in the United States.
Is the surname Dailey getting more or less common?: More common. 30,894 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 32,719 in 2010, up 5.9%.