# Talley (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/talley/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Irish.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Irish |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 30,014 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,170 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 10,287 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.2% (29,082 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

*Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Taithligh (“descendant of Taithleach”), a byname from taithleach (“appeasement, pacification”). *In Wales, from Welsh Talyllychau or Tal y Llychau.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Talley in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 65% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 28% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.9% |
| Two or more races | 2.5% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Talley in the United States.

## People named Talley

- Steve Talley, American actor
- André Leon Talley, American journalist (1948-2022)
- Jill Talley, American voice actress
- Nedra Talley, American singer (1946–2026)
- David Talley, American Roman-Catholic bishop

## Similar surnames

Tilley, Tully, Tolley, Tolle, Tally, Tall, Tilly, Tulley, Tuley, Twilley, Theall, Tello.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.