Explore the Family Name Mahaley

The meaning of Mahaley

Americanized form of German Michaely (see Michaeli). Compare Mahala and McHaley. History: The surnames Mahaley, McHaley, and Mahala can be traced back to William Michaely, of German ancestry, who in the second half of the 18th century lived in NC.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Mahaley has seen a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 75,466th, but by 2010 it had dropped to the 85,049th most popular surname, marking a decrease of 12.7%. The count of people with this surname also fell from 238 in 2000 to 220 in 2010, a decline of 7.56%. Accordingly, the proportion of individuals named Mahaley per 100,000 people also decreased by 22.22% during this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#75,466	#85,049	-12.7%
Count	238	220	-7.56%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.07	-22.22%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mahaley

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Mahaley also evolved between 2000 and 2010. According to the Decennial U.S. Census, there were no recorded instances of this surname among the Asian/Pacific Islander nor American Indian and Alaskan Native communities in either year. The percentage of individuals identifying as Black and carrying the Mahaley surname saw an increase from 26.47% in 2000 to 30.45% in 2010, while the percentage identifying as White dropped from 69.33% to 63.64%. Additionally, there was a newly recorded presence of this surname within the community identifying with two or more races in 2010, while the surname disappeared from the Hispanic community during this same period.

	2000	2010	Change
White	69.33%	63.64%	-8.21%
Black	26.47%	30.45%	15.04%
Two or More Races	0%	3.18%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	2.1%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%