| ![Show Contents]() Coley History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Etymology of ColeyWhat does the name Coley mean? Irish names tend to vary widely in their spelling and overall form. The original Gaelic form of the name Coley is Mac Giolla Chuille. Cuille has been suggested to be an abbreviation of Mochuille, the name of a saint. However, other origins also exist for this name. Early Origins of the Coley familyThe surname Coley was first found in Ulster (Irish: Ulaidh), where they held a family seat from very ancient times. Early History of the Coley familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Coley research. Another 119 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1618, 1667, 1743 and 1809 are included under the topic Early Coley History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Coley Spelling VariationsSpelling variations were extremely common in medieval names, since scribes from that era recorded names according to sound rather than a standard set of rules. Coley has appeared in various documents spelled Cooley, Cooling, Cowley, Cully, Colly, McCooley, Coaley, Coolyng, Couley, Colley, McCowley, Cooleng, McCoolay, Coolay, Collay, Cullay, Cowleigh, Culleigh and many more. Early Notables of the Coley familyMore information is included under the topic Early Coley Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Coley RankingIn the United States, the name Coley is the 1,918th most popular surname with an estimated 17,409 people with that name. 1
| Coley migration to the United States | + |
Descendents of Dalriadan-Scottish families still populate many communities across North America. They are particularly common in Canada, since many went north as United Empire Loyalists at the time of the American War of Independence. Much later, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the highland games and Clan societies that now dot North America sprang up, allowing many Scots to recover their lost national heritage. Some of the first immigrants to cross the Atlantic and come to North America bore the name Coley, or a variant listed above:
Coley Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Samuel Coley, who landed in Massachusetts in 1631 2
Coley Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Margaret Coley, who arrived in Virginia in 1713 2
- George Coley, aged 21, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1776 2
Coley Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Abraham Coley, who landed in Texas in 1850-1906 2
- Annie Coley, aged 23, who landed in America from Liverpool, in 1897
Coley Settlers in United States in the 20th Century- Catharine Coley, aged 29, who landed in America from Blackpool, in 1903
- Alice Coley, aged 21, who landed in America from Cradley Heath, England, in 1906
- Annie Coley, aged 41, who immigrated to the United States from Birmingham, in 1906
- Bradley L. Coley, who settled in America, in 1909
- Charlotte Coley, aged 40, who immigrated to the United States from Birmingham, England, in 1920
- ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
| Coley migration to Australia | + |
Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include: Coley Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century- Mr. Thomas Coley, English convict who was convicted in Surrey, England for 14 years, transported aboard the "Eliza" on 13th July 1822, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 3
- Mr. William Coley, British Convict who was convicted in Hereford, Herefordshire, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Dunvegan Castle" on 13th March 1830, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 4
- Peter Coley, aged 47, a labourer, who arrived in South Australia in 1855 aboard the ship "John Banks" 5
- Mary Coley, aged 21, a domestic servant, who arrived in South Australia in 1855 aboard the ship "Bucephalus"
| Coley migration to New Zealand | + |
Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include: Coley Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century- Isaac Coley, who landed in Wellington, New Zealand in 1840
- Mr. Michael Coley, British settler travelling from Gravesend, UK aboard the ship "Bernica" en route to Otago via passenger disembarked at Nelson, South Island, New Zealand in December 1848 6
- Mrs. Sarah Coley, British settler travelling from Gravesend, UK aboard the ship "Bernica" en route to Otago via passenger disembarked at Nelson, South Island, New Zealand in December 1848 6
- Miss Isabella Coley, British settler travelling from Gravesend, UK aboard the ship "Bernica" en route to Otago via passenger disembarked at Nelson, South Island, New Zealand in December 1848 6
Coley Settlers in New Zealand in the 20th Century- William Coley, aged 22, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "S. S. Waimana" in 1926
| Contemporary Notables of the name Coley (post 1700) | + |
- Jim Coley (1951-2021), American politician and a Republican member of the Tennessee House of Representatives for the 97th district from 2007 to 2021
- Daryl Lynn Coley (1955-2016), American Christian singer
- Kevis Coley (b. 1982), American football linebacker
- James Coley (b. 1973), American college football coach
- John Ford Coley (b. 1951), born John Edward Colley, American singer, classically trained pianist, guitarist, actor, and author, member of the musical duo England Dan & John Ford Coley 7
- Doris Coley (1941-2000), American lead singer of the Shirelles, inducted into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame in 1996 8
- Dr. William Bradley Coley (1862-1936), American bone surgeon and cancer researcher from Westfield, Connecticut who developed a cancer vaccine which provoked an immune response to bacteria, creator of Coley Fluid, eponym of the William B. Coley Award 9
- Byron Coley, American music critic
- Andre Coley (b. 1974), Jamaican cricket player 10
- Nathan Coley (b. 1967), contemporary British installation artist
- ... (Another 1 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 15th February 2022). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/eliza
- Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 12th August 2021). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/dunvegan-castle
- South Australian Register Wednesday 30th May 1855. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) John Banks 1855. Retrieved http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/johnbanks1855.shtml
- New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
- John Coley. (Retrieved 2011, September 9) John Coley. Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Ford_Coley
- Doris Coley. (Retrieved 2011, September 9) Doris Coley. Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doris_Coley
- William Coley. (Retrieved 2011, September 9) William Coley. Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_B._Coley
- Andre Coley. (Retrieved 2012, August 10) Andre Coley. Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andre_Coley
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