Diffley
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Duibhghiolla (“descendant of Duibhgiolla”), a personal name composed of the elements dubh (“black”) and giolla (“lad”).
Proper noun
[edit]Diffley (plural Diffleys)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics
[edit]- According to the 2010 United States Census, Diffley is the 39659th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 554 individuals. Diffley is most common among White (96.93%) individuals.
Further reading
[edit]- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Diffley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 460.