Paisley (name)
Paisley is both an English and Scottish surname and a given name derived from the surname. The name is rising in popularity in English speaking countries such as the United States, where it has ranked among the top 1,000 names for newborn girls since 2006 and has ranked among the top 50 names for girls in recent years. It is a name that is notably more commonly used by whites in rural states in the United States than in urban areas. Spelling variants are also well-used.
Notable people named Paisley include:
Given name
- Paisley Currah, Canadian transgender academic
- Paisley Dodds, American editor
- Paisley Rekdal, American poet
- Paisley Wu, Hong Kong singer and television presenter
Surname
- Bob Paisley, English football manager
- Brad Paisley, American country singer
- Chris Paisley, English golfer
- David Paisley, Scottish actor
- Doug Paisley, Canadian folk singer
- Eileen Paisley, Baroness Paisley of St George's, Northern Ireland politician
- Grégory Paisley, French footballer
- Ian Paisley, Northern Ireland politician and church leader
- Ian Paisley Jr, Northern Ireland politician, son of Ian
- Jackie Paisley, American bodybuilder
- Janet Paisley, Scottish writer, poet and playwright
- John Paisley (actor), Scottish actor working in China
- John Paisley (CIA officer), CIA officer
- Kimberly Williams-Paisley, American actress
- Michelle Paisley, American author
- Rebecca Paisley, American author
- Rhonda Paisley, Northern Ireland author and politician
- Stephen Paisley, Irish football player
- Una Paisley, Australian cricket player
Stage names
- Paisley (wrestler), Sharmell Sullivan-Huffman, American professional wrestler performing as "Paisley"
Fictional characters
- Paisley Houndstooth, a character on Disney Channel's A.N.T Farm
- Paisley, a character in the Lego Friends Lego set and 2023 wave of the TV series.