Foley (surname)
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
- Blaze Foley, American singer
- Brendan Foley, Irish writer-director
- Brendan Foley (rugby player) (born 1950), Irish rugby player
- C. Fritz Foley, an American economist
- 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
- David Edward Foley (1930-2018), American Roman Catholic bishop
- 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)
See also
- Foley baronets, extinct British baronetcy
- Baron Foley, British peerage title
- Foley (disambiguation)
- Axel Foley, fictitious character played by Eddie Murphy
- Matt Foley, fictional character from Saturday Night Live
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