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Foley (surname)

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Foley is a surname which originated in Ireland, in the southeast Munster region. The name is derived from the original modern Irish Ó Foghlú and older Irish Ó Foghladha, meaning "plunderer". The Lord of the Decies (the Waterford area of Munster) was a title attributed to some early Foleys.

List of people surnamed Foley

  • Adrian Foley, 8th Baron Foley, British composer
  • Anthony Foley (1973–2016), Irish rugby player
  • Bernard Foley, Australian rugby player
  • Bill Foley (singer-songwriter), American
  • Blaze Foley, American singer
  • Brendan Foley, Irish writer-director
  • Brendan Foley (rugby player) (born 1950), Irish rugby player
  • Caroline Augusta Foley Rhys Davids (1857–1942), English scholar and translator
  • Charles Foley (disambiguation), several people
  • Chris Foley (disambiguation), several people
  • Cornelia MacIntyre Foley, American/Hawaiian artist
  • Curry Foley, early Irish baseball player
  • Cyril Foley (1868–1936), English cricketer, military officer and archaeologist
  • Dave Foley, Canadian actor
  • David Foley, English professional footballer
  • Denis Foley (1934–2013), Irish politician
  • Desmond Foley, Irish sportsman and politician
  • Dominic Foley, Irish professional footballer
  • Ellen Foley, American singer and actress
  • Fiona Foley, Australian artist
  • Francis B. Foley. (1887–1973), American ferrous metallurgist.
  • Frank Foley, British spy against the Nazi regime in Germany
  • Gaelen Foley, American writer
  • Gary Foley, Australian activist and academic
  • Gerry Foley (born 1932), American-born Canadian former professional ice hockey player
  • Glenn Foley, American football player
  • Henry Foley (disambiguation), several people
  • Jack Foley (disambiguation), several people
  • James Foley (disambiguation), several people
  • Jessica Foley (born 1983), Australian basketball player
  • John Foley (disambiguation), several people
  • Joseph P. Foley, Canadian politician
  • Kevin Foley (disambiguation), several people
  • Laurence Foley, American diplomat
  • Leo Foley, Minnesota politician and state senator
  • Linda Foley, American journalist and labor leader
  • Louise Munro Foley, American writer
  • Luke Foley, Australian politician
  • Mark Foley (born 1954), US congressman from Florida
  • Mark Foley (Cork hurler), Irish hurler
  • Mark Foley (Limerick hurler), Irish hurler
  • Martin Foley, Irish criminal
  • Margaret Foley, artist
  • Margaret Foley (suffragist) (1875–1957), Irish-American labor organizer, suffragist, and social worker
  • Maurice Foley (disambiguation), several people
  • Mick Foley (born 1965), American professional wrestler
  • Michael Foley (disambiguation), several people
  • Nathan Foley (disambiguation), several people
  • Pat Foley, sports broadcaster
  • Paul Foley (disambiguation), several people
  • Philip Foley, British ironmaster and politician
  • Red Foley, American country singer
  • Richard Foley (disambiguation), several people
  • Robert Foley (academic), British evolutionary biologist
  • Sallie Foley, American psychotherapist
  • Samuel Foley (bishop) (1655–1695), bishop of Down and Connor
  • Samuel J. Foley (politician) (1862–1922), New York politician
  • Samuel J. Foley (district attorney) (1891–1951), Bronx County district attorney
  • Scott Foley, American actor
  • Sean Reid-Foley, American baseball player
  • Steve Foley (disambiguation), several people
  • Steven Foley-Sheridan, Irish soccer player
  • Sue Foley, Canadian blues musician
  • Theo Foley, Irish former footballer and football manager
  • Theodore Foley, Roman Catholic priest
  • Thomas Foley (disambiguation), several people
  • Thos Foley, Irish snow skier, not a water-skier
  • Tom Foley (1929–2013), Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (1989–95)
  • Tom Foley (infielder), baseball player and coach of the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s
  • William Foley (disambiguation), several people
  • Zac Foley (1970–2002), bassist for EMF (band)

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