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    The surname Vallely

    An Irish occupational surname, carried by 573 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex V440

    Vallely: #38,582 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Vallely #38,582, 573 people Vallely: #38,582 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Vallely #38,582, 573 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Vallely is more common than 76.2% of them.

    Origin

    Irish origin

    Probably a much Anglicized form of Irish Mac Giolla Mhuire (“son of the servant of Mary”), which is also the source of the surname Gilmore.

    Vallely is an occupational surname: named after the work an ancestor did.

    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 573 people named Vallely in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 538,823 Americans. That is down 8.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 627.

    #38,582
    rank among US surnames
    573
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    -8.6%
    change since 2000 (was #34,210)

    Who is named Vallely

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

    96% of people named Vallely identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.2% as two or more races and 1.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 96%
    • Two or more races 1.2%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.1%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Vallelys

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Mike Vallely
      American skateboarder and punk rock singer, born 1970

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Vallely

    Vallely has the Soundex code V440, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code V440.

    Other Irish surnames

    All 880 Irish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Vallely come from?
    Probably a much Anglicized form of Irish Mac Giolla Mhuire (“son of the servant of Mary”), which is also the source of the surname Gilmore.
    How common is the surname Vallely?
    573 people in the United States had the surname Vallely in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 538,823 Americans. It ranked 38,582nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Vallely?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Vallely identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.2% as two or more races.
    Who is the most famous person named Vallely?
    Mike Vallely, American skateboarder and punk rock singer.
    Where is the surname Vallely most common?
    Wikidata records people named Vallely in the United States.
    What type of surname is Vallely?
    Vallely is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
    Is the surname Vallely getting more or less common?
    Less common. 627 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 573 in 2010, down 8.6%.