O'Foley Coat of Arms and Surname Origin

Arms linked to Foley and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

Meaning of the name

Seen on a birth certificate or a ship's manifest, O'Foley is usually a form of Foley. In origin, the name means “Descendant of Foghlaidh ("plunderer")”.

Spelling and variants

The O' in front of the name is a particle that was often added to Foley in records. Other spellings include Fohilly and Fowley.

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