Gooley

== English == === Etymology === Two main origins: An Americanized spelling of French Goulet. A reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Gabhlaigh (“descendant of Gabhlach”), a byname from gabhlach (“forked; branching”). === Proper noun === Gooley (plural Gooleys) A surname. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Gooley is the 37492nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 594 individuals. Gooley is most common among White (85.86%) and Black/African American (12.29%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Gooley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 66.