Paley is used as a family name or surname in Russia. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Paley
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Russia
Meaning: Refers probably the one that comes from a place called Paley, a common name in Seine-et-Marne. Instead of a palace, the place name should designate a fenced place piles (from the Latin "palus").

How popular is Paley?

Paley is common in Russia.

Paley is ranked 58415 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Paleies plummeted by 1.569653 per cent to 1505 since 2000 and slipped by 1279 spots and ranked at 18401. The last name was found in around 5 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 89.5 89.73
Black 6.05 6.02
Hispanic or Latino 2.92 2.88
Others 0.8 1.11
Paley is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Israel is ahead in terms of density. Around 7941 people have been found who wears Paley as their family name. Paley is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
4,296 China10
25,156 Azerbaijan5
35,184 Poland3
661,536 Indonesia3
91,784 Netherlands2
30,360 Thailand1
7,191 Afghanistan1
50,549 Georgia1
90,903 Moldova1
17,236 Ghana1
174,544 Czech Republic1
21,562 Portugal1
83,428 United Arab Emirates1
2,374 Bermuda1
11,486 Estonia1
31,207 Ireland1
15,705 Cameroon1
16,283 Lithuania1
56,169 Mexico1
2,309 Monaco1
2,057 Myanmar1
8,828 Puerto Rico1
36,814 Romania1
7,895 South Korea1
7,110 Bosnia1
4,435 Togo1
7,314 Bolivia1
24,771 Colombia1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
9,780 Scotland46
23,443 Norway26
15,050 Singapore18
83,233 Spain16
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
4,288 Burkina Faso98
2,516 Hong Kong95
83,365 Brazil95
15,621 Belarus91
11,769 New Zealand54
Countries with hundreds of Paley:
8,147 England823
1,577 Israel719
11,965 Ukraine477
9,207 Canada437
19,920 Argentina269
13,812 Australia197
35,546 South Africa146
8,235 Switzerland144
18,175 Kazakhstan143
71,225 Germany134
145,498 India119
84,907 France110
3,682 Wales102
Countries with thousands of Paley:
14,066 United States2,430
15,635 Russia1,106
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Ben Paley was 27 years old when he migrated to USA during Irish famine on March 2, 1849. He lived in England where he worked as plasterer and took Arrick from Liverpool. Mick Paley, aged 17, are others that migrated to US.

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Paley refers to a native of the locality of the same name, located in Seine-et-Marne is probably derived from palus stake and the collective suffix etum.

Paley Namesakes

    Nina Paley, American cartoonist, animator and activist of free culture
  • Nina Paley, Cartoonist
  • Babe Paley, Socialite
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  • William S. Paley, Executive
  • Babe Paley, Socialite
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  • Cabot Barber Paley, Andy Paley's mother
  • Cass Paley, Film director
  • Henry Paley, Architect
  • Phillip Paley, Television actor
  • Beau Paley characterized main character of Disco Guy in 2012 drama flick BoyStory.

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