Coley is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, England. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Coley
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Ireland, England
Meaning:

A variant of the Colley. The original surname of the Marquis Wellesley, the Duke of Wellington, &c., was written Cowley, temp. Henry VIII.

Coley is a variant form of Colley. Descendant of little Coll, a pet form of Nicholas meaning "people, victory".

The same as Cowley, Cooley, etc. - Parishes, &c. in counties Gloucester, Middlesex, Oxford, and Salop.

How popular is Coley?

Coley is common in United States, England, Jamaica, Colombia, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, France, South Africa.

Coley is ranked 18634 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Coley bearers increased by 5.32 per cent in 2010 US census to 15671 since 2000, the surname slipped by 83 spots and ranked at 2326. The last name was found in around 5 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 50.7 54.12
Black 42.86 40.76
Others 2.72 2.09
Hispanic or Latino 2.27 1.63
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.87 0.9
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.58 0.49
Coley is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Jamaica is ahead in terms of density. Around 29598 people have been found who wears Coley as their family name. Coley is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Coley:
2,244 United States20,505
Countries with thousands of Coley:
1,969 England4,165
245 Jamaica1,978
Countries with hundreds of Coley:
2,897 Colombia761
6,894 Canada630
1,400 New Zealand552
11,375 Australia268
50,418 France199
39,619 South Africa113
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
4,600 Wales63
6,880 Scotland53
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
3,429 Panama46
13,724 Venezuela35
14,967 Kuwait29
14,824 Dominican Republic23
53,776 Zimbabwe20
6,334 Northern Ireland18
59,996 Spain18
196,901 Germany15
49,719 Switzerland11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
2,003 Jersey10
447,191 Thailand9
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Immigrant Ellen Coley from Great Britain aboard the Columbus from Liverpool during the Irish famine. She is registered to be 28 years old when she arrived in USA on November 6, 1848. 2 years old Patrick Coley, Immigrant Thomas Coley, 10 years old Richard Coley, 30 years old John Coley, Peter Coley, aged 10, Catherine Coley (8), 16 years old Catherine Coley, Servant M. Coley, are other Coley that migrated to US.

From Germany

Louis Coley hailed from France. 50 years old embarked for New York from Havre on Advance and arrived on August 9, 1852. Servant Louise Coley, J. Coley (47) Dressmaker, are other Coley that migrated to US.

Coley Namesakes

  • Doris Coley, American musician
  • Andre Coley, former Jamaican first class player
  • Nathan Coley, contemporary British artist
  • Jim Coley, American politician and a Republican member of the Tennessee House of Representatives for the 97th district
  • John Ford Coley, American singer, classically trained pianist
  • William Coley, American bone surgeon and cancer researcher best
  • England Dan & John Ford Coley, " Coley, active throughout the 1970s
  • Andy Coley, English former professional rugby league footballer of the 1990s
  • Daryl Coley, American Christian singer

Coley Namesakes

  • Doris Coley, American musician
  • Andre Coley, former Jamaican first class player
  • Nathan Coley, contemporary British artist
  • Jim Coley, American politician and a Republican member of the Tennessee House of Representatives for the 97th district
  • John Ford Coley, American singer, classically trained pianist
  • William Coley, American bone surgeon and cancer researcher best
  • England Dan & John Ford Coley, " Coley, active throughout the 1970s
  • Andy Coley, English former professional rugby league footballer of the 1990s
  • Daryl Coley, American Christian singer

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