Explore the Family Name Feely

The meaning of Feely

Irish: variant of Feeley. See also McFeeley. Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

How common is the last name Feely in the United States?

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Feely has experienced a minor shift between 2000 and 2010. In terms of ranking, it moved down slightly from 17,101 in 2000 to 17,851 in 2010, a decrease of 4.39%. However, the actual count of people with the Feely surname has increased during this period, rising from 1,531 individuals in 2000 to 1,567 in 2010, denoting a growth of 2.35%. The proportion per 100 thousand people saw a drop of 7.02%, going from 0.57 in 2000 to 0.53 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#17,101	#17,851	-4.39%
Count	1,531	1,567	2.35%
Proportion per 100k	0.57	0.53	-7.02%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Feely

Turning to the ethnicity associated with the Feely surname, again referencing data from the Decennial U.S. Census, we see some shifts in ethnic identities over a decade. The majority of Feelys identified as White, although there was a minor decrease from 93.27% in 2000 to 91.51% in 2010. The Hispanic population with the Feely surname saw a significant increase of 132.94%, moving from 0.85% to 1.98%. The Black population also saw a small rise of 4.53%, making up 4.85% of the Feely population in 2010. The Feely surname made its first appearance among the Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native communities, though the percentages remained under 1% for both. The number of people identifying as belonging to two or more races decreased slightly by 10.26% within the same timeframe.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.27%	91.51%	-1.89%
Black	4.64%	4.85%	4.53%
Hispanic	0.85%	1.98%	132.94%
Two or More Races	0.78%	0.7%	-10.26%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.57%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.38%	0%