Maley
English
Etymology
- As an Irish surname, variant of Malley, see O'Malley.
- As a Carpathian Rusyn surname, variant of Mljec, from млєц (mljec, “to mill”), from Proto-Slavic *melti.
- As a Czech and Slovak (Malý), Polish (Mały, Maly), and Slovene surname (Mali), from *malъ (“little, small”). Compare Maly.
Proper noun
Maley (plural Maleys)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Maley is the 7187th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4651 individuals. Maley is most common among White (93.01%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Maley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 498.