The maley Surname

maley Name Meaning and History

Shortened and altered form of Irish O’Malley.
Americanized form of Slovenian Malej ‘small’ or some other Slavic name meaning ‘small’ (see Maly and Malec).

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The maley name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the maley family name as far back in history as possible.

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Distribution of maley Families in the US in 1920

Number of maley families

93-183

32-92

1-31

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Wondering how many maleys are out there ?	Emily	4
patrick maley born in 1821 ireland	maleys	0
John Maley in PA	EliseW96	0
Maley's In Illinois	Kelli	7
Mary Ellen Simons (nee Maley), b. 1866, Manchester, England	faeriedragon	0
William Maley Scotland - Celtic	James Maley (England)	11
Maley, Raymond Washington Court House Ohio	jasonj812	0
English Maley	James John Joseph Maley	7
Thomas Maley	steverowe1957	1
looking for any relatives from Kansas	Mona Smith	15

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