How common is the surname Deeley?

544 people in the United States had the surname Deeley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 567,547 Americans. It ranked 40,261st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Deeley?

Justin Deeley, American actor and model.

Where is the surname Deeley most common?

Wikidata records people named Deeley in the United States.

Is the surname Deeley getting more or less common?

Less common. 646 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 544 in 2010, down 16%.

The surname Deeley

An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 544 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). Deeley is more common than 75.2% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Duibhghiolla (“descendant of Duibhghiolla”), a personal name composed of the elements dubh (“black”) + giolla (“lad”).

Deeley 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 544 people named Deeley in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 567,547 Americans. That is down 16% since 2000, when the Census counted 646.

#40,261

rank among US surnames

544

people in 2010

0.2

per 100,000 Americans

-15.8%

change since 2000 (was #33,333)

Who is named Deeley

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

94% of people named Deeley identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.6% as two or more races and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Two or more races 2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Deeleys

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Justin Deeley
American actor and model, born 1986

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Dealy

Surnames that sound like Deeley

Deeley 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 Deeley come from?: Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Duibhghiolla (“descendant of Duibhghiolla”), a personal name composed of the elements dubh (“black”) + giolla (“lad”).
How common is the surname Deeley?: 544 people in the United States had the surname Deeley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 567,547 Americans. It ranked 40,261st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Deeley?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Deeley identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Deeley?: Justin Deeley, American actor and model.
Where is the surname Deeley most common?: Wikidata records people named Deeley in the United States.
What type of surname is Deeley?: Deeley is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Deeley getting more or less common?: Less common. 646 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 544 in 2010, down 16%.
What are other spellings of Deeley?: Dealy.