How common is the surname McFeely?

812 people in the United States had the surname McFeely in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 380,228 Americans. It ranked 29,171st of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname McFeely?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named McFeely identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named McFeely?

Stephen McFeely, American screenwriter.

Where is the surname McFeely most common?

Wikidata records people named McFeely in the United States.

Is the surname McFeely getting more or less common?

More common. 778 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 812 in 2010, up 4.4%.

The surname McFeely

An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 812 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex M214

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McFeely is more common than 82% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Fithcheallaigh (“son of the chess player”), from fithcheallach (“chess player”).

McFeely 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 812 people named McFeely in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 380,228 Americans. That is up 4.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 778.

#29,171

rank among US surnames

812

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

+4.4%

change since 2000 (was #28,790)

Who is named McFeely

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

95% of people named McFeely identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.5% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 1.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous McFeelys

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Stephen McFeely
American screenwriter, born 1973

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like McFeely

McFeely has the Soundex code M214, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M214.

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname McFeely come from?: Anglicized form of Irish Mac Fithcheallaigh (“son of the chess player”), from fithcheallach (“chess player”).
How common is the surname McFeely?: 812 people in the United States had the surname McFeely in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 380,228 Americans. It ranked 29,171st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McFeely?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named McFeely identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named McFeely?: Stephen McFeely, American screenwriter.
Where is the surname McFeely most common?: Wikidata records people named McFeely in the United States.
What type of surname is McFeely?: McFeely is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname McFeely getting more or less common?: More common. 778 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 812 in 2010, up 4.4%.