Divilly

English

Alternative forms

• Diveley, Dively

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Duibhghiolla (“descendant of Dubhghiolla”), a personal name composed of the elements dubh (“black”) and giolla (“lad, boy”).

Proper noun

Divilly (plural Divillys)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Divilly is the 1509^th most common surname in Ireland, belonging to 383 individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Divilly”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 470.