Explore the Family Name Filley

The meaning of Filley

1. English: from Middle English filli ‘filly’ (young mare, female foal), perhaps a nickname for a temperamental or skittish person. 2. Americanized form of Slovenian Filej: from an old pet form of the personal name Filip (see Philip).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Filley has slightly decreased over the decade from 2000 to 2010. In the year 2000, Filley ranked 31,339 in popularity, while it dropped to 36,426 in 2010, a decrease of 16.23%. The count of individuals with this surname also shrank from 699 in 2000 to 614 in 2010, reflecting a decline of 12.16%. Consequently, the proportion of this surname per 100k population fell by 19.23%, from 0.26 in 2000 to 0.21 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#31,339	#36,426	-16.23%
Count	699	614	-12.16%
Proportion per 100k	0.26	0.21	-19.23%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Filley

The Decennial U.S. Census data also provides insights into the ethnic identity associated with the surname Filley. The vast majority of people with this surname identify as White, accounting for 95.71% in 2000 and 95.11% in 2010, a slight decrease of 0.63%. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic also fell slightly from 2.72% in 2000 to 2.44% in 2010. Interestingly, there was a small emergence of individuals with this surname identifying as two or more races in 2010, at 1.63%. However, there were no recorded instances of individuals with this surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.71%	95.11%	-0.63%
Hispanic	2.72%	2.44%	-10.29%
Two or More Races	0%	1.63%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%