Corley is used as a family name or surname in Ireland. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Corley
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Ireland
Meaning:

One who came from Corley meaning "cranes' forest" or Coreley, i.e., slope frequented by cranes, in Shropshire and Warwickshire respectively.

Family name is variation of the Curley. Dweller near Curley, i.e., bend or turn in the road, in Scotland; one who came from Curley, in France; one who had curly hair.

A parish in county of Warwick.

How popular is Corley?

Corley is common in United States, England, Canada, Ireland, Ghana, Australia.

Corley is ranked 19576 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Corley bearers increased by 1.83 per cent in 2010 US census to 17931 since 2000, the surname slipped by 140 spots and ranked at 2012. The last name was found in around 6 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 74.48 76.67
Black 20.1 19.35
Hispanic or Latino 2.49 1.64
Others 1.86 1.34
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.64 0.68
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.44 0.32
Corley is quite popular family name mostly used in United States however Jersey lie ahead in terms of density. Around 28031 person has been found who wears Corley as their family name. Corley is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Corley:
1,798 United States25,229
Countries with thousands of Corley:
6,359 England1,079
Countries with hundreds of Corley:
9,741 Canada418
1,426 Ireland416
9,187 Ghana277
11,557 Australia263
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
11,672 New Zealand56
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
133,611 France50
131,537 Philippines40
140,707 Germany27
9,528 Wales24
12,577 Scotland21
6,334 Northern Ireland18
1,193 Jersey17
18,211 Singapore13
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
152,056 Argentina10
447,191 Thailand9
32,607 Saudi Arabia9
440,995 Brazil7

Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Workman Patrick Corley from Ireland aboard the Arabella from Liverpool during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 24 years old when he arrived in New-York on May 14, 1846. 32 years old Pat. Corley, Ann Corley, aged 2, 35 years old Peter Corley, Workman Michael Corley, Workman Philip Corley, John Corley, aged 18, Ann Corley (47) Spinster, Bridgt. Corley (35) Widow, and 12 other Corley around 76.92% of whom were workman while others worked as servant migrated to US.

From Germany

Elizth Corley and 28 years old Rd. Corley hailed from Germany. 4 years old embarked for United States from Liverpool on Oceanic and arrived on September 2, 1872.

Corley Namesakes

  • Carl Corley, author and illustrator
  • W. Gene Corley, American structural engineer and "preeminent expert on building collapse investigations and building codes
  • Eric Corley, figure in the hacker community
  • DeMarcus Corley, American professional boxer
  • Al Corley, American actor, singer and producer
  • Pat Corley, American actor
  • John Thomas Corley, career Army officer noted for his contributions to Army training
  • John D. W. Corley, retired four-star general
  • Harry Corley, Irish sportsman and sport official
  • Manuel S. Corley, U.S. Representative from South Carolina
  • Donald Corley, American author of short stories

Corley Namesakes

  • Carl Corley, author and illustrator
  • W. Gene Corley, American structural engineer and "preeminent expert on building collapse investigations and building codes
  • Eric Corley, figure in the hacker community
  • DeMarcus Corley, American professional boxer
  • Al Corley, American actor, singer and producer
  • Pat Corley, American actor
  • John Thomas Corley, career Army officer noted for his contributions to Army training
  • John D. W. Corley, retired four-star general
  • Harry Corley, Irish sportsman and sport official
  • Manuel S. Corley, U.S. Representative from South Carolina
  • Donald Corley, American author of short stories

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