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
• 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
• 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
• 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