Gooley
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
Gooley (plural Gooleys)
- A surname.
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Gooley is the 37492nd 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[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Gooley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 66.