The Feeley surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,101 people carried this name — #8,084 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 71,900 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (4,117).

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Feeley surname

Reduced form of McFeeley or a variant of Falvey.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Feeley» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In print

Feeley in American newspapers,
1885–1911.

Newspaper page from The Barre Daily Times carrying the name Feeley
The Barre Daily Times 1911-03-09
Newspaper page from Belmont Chronicle carrying the name Feeley
Belmont Chronicle 1885-11-05

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Feeley in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1960s.

1,321 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Feeley. The most, 187, date from the 1930s. Victoria has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in the Northern Territory, at 21.3 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 628
New South Wales 284
Queensland 212
South Australia 76
Western Australia 67
Northern Territory 40
Tasmania 9
ACT (Canberra) 4

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Feeley.

Who carried it

People named Feeley,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Paul Feeley 1910–1966 · painter
  • Frank Feeley 1912–1985 · car designer
  • Bernadette Feeley 1931–2000
  • Don Feeley 1937–2020 · basketball coach
  • Martin Feeley 1950–2023 · rower

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Feeley,
in the records of 5 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States1,339 records

1,339 records of the Feeley name in the United States
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 624
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 199
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 171
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 128
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 92
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 91
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 32
  • New York State police and firefighter memorial rolls 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Andrew J. Feeley

    Born 1918 in New York. Enlisted 1942 at Fort Jay Governors Island; sales clerk from Queens County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1995, buried at Calverton National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Kate Feeley

    Arrived at New York in 1892 aboard the Majestic from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 27; teacher. From Queenstown; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Eugene Joseph Feeley

    Born 1942; from Boston, Massachusetts. U.S. Marine Corps, machinegunner; killed in action 1968 in Quang Nam, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 1,339 records for Feeley in the United States.

Counts: NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · New York State, Open NY (police and firefighter memorial rolls) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Australia95 records

95 records of the Feeley name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 57
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 21
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 12
  • Tasmanian Names Index 5
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record Bridget Feeley

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Greenlaw, sailing from Dublin in 1844. Native of Killarney, Kerry. Applied for permission to marry in Van Diemen's Land in 1847.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Helen Feeley

    Arrived in Queensland in 1863 aboard the Duke of Newcastle, aged 26.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Samuel Feeley

    Retired labourer of Elsternwick, Victoria; died 1987.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 95 records for Feeley in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Canada35 records

35 records of the Feeley name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 28
  • City of Niagara Falls (Ontario) cemetery records 2
  • Ontario immigration records, 1865–1883 2
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 1
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record John Feeley

    Came to Ontario in 1879 aboard the Sarmatian, landing at Quebec, bound for Eastwood, Ontario; English.

    Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Flora Feeley

    Died 1988; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Mabel Feeley

    Died 1900 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 35 records for Feeley in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

United Kingdom5 records

5 records of the Feeley name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 3
  • Stirling Council burial records 2
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Pte Patrick Feeley

    Died 1918, aged 31; buried at Mar Place Cemetery, Stirling, Scotland.

    Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record P. Feeley

    Irish Guards. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record T. Feeley

    Machine Gun Corps. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 3 of 5 records for Feeley in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Ireland1 record

1 record of the Feeley name in Ireland County Galway graveyard records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record John Canon Feeley

    Died 1972; buried at Ballygar, Co. Galway.

    Galway County Council (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Galway County Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

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