Farley is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, England. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Farley
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Ireland, England
Meaning:

The man who came from Farley or Farleigh meaning "fern-covered clearing," the names of several places in England; grandson of Faircheallach meaning "super war".

Parishes and places in counties Hants, Wilts, Surrey, Stafford, Somerset, Bedforil, and Kent.

How popular is Farley?

Farley is common in United States, England, Australia, Liberia, Canada, New Zealand, Wales, Ghana, Guyana, Scotland, Barbados, Northern Ireland, Ireland, France, South Africa, Argentina.

Farley is ranked 8276 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Farley bearers increased by 3.8 per cent in 2010 US census to 38528 since 2000, the surname slipped by 49 spots and ranked at 898. The last name was found in around 1 per ten thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 83.74 85.58
Black 10.87 10.34
Hispanic or Latino 2.46 1.52
Others 1.59 1.39
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.76 0.75
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.57 0.43
Farley is quite popular family name mostly used in United States however Barbados lie ahead in terms of density. Around 68900 people have been found who wears Farley as their family name. Farley is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Farley:
867 United States49,397
Countries with thousands of Farley:
1,068 England7,587
1,009 Australia3,914
243 Liberia2,374
2,479 Canada2,127
Countries with hundreds of Farley:
2,029 New Zealand387
969 Wales354
7,799 Ghana346
562 Guyana250
2,481 Scotland248
274 Barbados244
1,422 Northern Ireland216
2,197 Ireland215
56,584 France174
29,669 South Africa174
22,048 Argentina156
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
150,124 Thailand72
96,458 Brazil63
2,724 Trinidad and Tobago55
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
31,037 Japan50
108,338 Germany41
9,432 Dominican Republic39
1,936 Costa Rica38
4,585 Panama29
664 Jersey29
48,608 Spain28
11,599 Colombia27
10,313 Singapore26
162,661 Philippines23
62,169 Netherlands19
23,687 United Arab Emirates15
54,975 Austria14
52,204 Sweden14
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
394,810 Russia10
652 Northern Mariana Islands8
21,385 Ecuador8
15,541 Lebanon7
50,495 Mexico7
43,211 Denmark7
105,647 Czechia6
555,748 Indonesia6
5,222 Hong Kong6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Pat Farley worked as farmer and hailed from Ireland. During the great famine, 20 years old embarked for USA from Liverpool on Letitia Heyes and arrived on May 15, 1846. Master Farley (24) Weaver, Peter Farley, aged 25, Farmer John Farley, Maid Bridget Farley, Maid Rose Farley, 20 years old Mary Farley, 17 years old John Farley, Chas. Farley (49) Farmer, and 452 other Farley around 46.39% of whom were workman while others worked as servant and spinster, miner, tailoress, carpenter, seamstress, shoemaker, bricklayer, surveyor, keeper, servant, mechanic migrated to US.

From Germany

Mechanic Chris Farley from Germany aboard the Kangaroo from Liverpool. He is registered to be 29 years old when he arrived in USA on March 26, 1866. 15 years old Cathe. Farley, 50 years old Mary Farley, are others that migrated to US.

Farley Namesakes

  • Michael F. Farley, U.S. Representative from New York
  • Paul Farley, British poet, writer and broadcaster
  • Trey Farley, TV producer/director and broadcaster
  • Cal Farley, American professional wrestler and businessman
  • E. Wilder Farley, U.S. Representative from Maine
  • Margaret Farley, American religious sister and a member of the Roman Catholic Sisters of Mercy
  • John Murphy Farley, Irish-born prelate of the Roman Catholic Church
  • Chris Farley, American actor and comedian
  • Christopher John Farley, Jamaican-born American journalist, columnist
  • James Farley, was one of the first Irish Catholic politicians
  • James T. Farley, American politician
  • Patrick Farley, freelance illustrator and Web page designer
  • Joseph F. Farley, served as the ninth Commandant of the United States Coast Guard
  • Kevin Farley, American actor, production designer, singer
  • Walter Farley, American author
  • John H. Farley, American politician of the Democratic Party
  • Dick Farley, former American football player and coach and active track and field coach
  • Rick Farley, Australian born journalist, politician
  • Hugh T. Farley, American lawyer, schoolteacher
  • Willie Farley, American professional basketball player
  • Bo Farley, American football, basketball, and baseball coach
  • Dot Farley, American film actress

Farley Namesakes

  • Michael F. Farley, U.S. Representative from New York
  • Paul Farley, British poet, writer and broadcaster
  • Trey Farley, TV producer/director and broadcaster
  • Cal Farley, American professional wrestler and businessman
  • E. Wilder Farley, U.S. Representative from Maine
  • Margaret Farley, American religious sister and a member of the Roman Catholic Sisters of Mercy
  • John Murphy Farley, Irish-born prelate of the Roman Catholic Church
  • Chris Farley, American actor and comedian
  • Christopher John Farley, Jamaican-born American journalist, columnist
  • James Farley, was one of the first Irish Catholic politicians
  • James T. Farley, American politician
  • Patrick Farley, freelance illustrator and Web page designer
  • Joseph F. Farley, served as the ninth Commandant of the United States Coast Guard
  • Kevin Farley, American actor, production designer, singer
  • Walter Farley, American author
  • John H. Farley, American politician of the Democratic Party
  • Dick Farley, former American football player and coach and active track and field coach
  • Rick Farley, Australian born journalist, politician
  • Hugh T. Farley, American lawyer, schoolteacher
  • Willie Farley, American professional basketball player
  • Bo Farley, American football, basketball, and baseball coach
  • Dot Farley, American film actress

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