Gooley

See also: gooley

English

Etymology

Two main origins:

• An Americanized spelling of French Goulet.
• A reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Gabhlaigh (“descendant of Gabhlach”), a byname from gabhlach (“forked; branching”).

Proper noun

Gooley (plural Gooleys)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Gooley is the 37492^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 594 individuals. Gooley is most common among White (85.86%) and Black/African American (12.29%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Gooley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 66.