• As an Irish surname, variant of Malley, see O'Malley.
• As a Carpathian Rusyn surname, variant of Mljec, from млєц (mljec, “to mill”), from Proto-Slavic *melti.
• As a Czech and Slovak (Malý), Polish (Mały, Maly), and Slovene surname (Mali), from *malъ (“little, small”). Compare Maly.

Maley (plural Maleys)

1. A surname from Irish.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Maley is the 7187^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4651 individuals. Maley is most common among White (93.01%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Maley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 498.

• Lamey, Leamy, Lemay, Mayle, Mealy, amyle, mealy, yealm