COLLEY
Colley
Colley is a surname of English origin. It is believed to have originated from medieval England, deriving from the Old English word "col," which means "coal." The surname may have referred to a person whose occupation involved working with coal, such as a coal miner or coal merchant.
The first recorded instance of the surname Colley dates back to the early 13th century in Yorkshire, England. Over the centuries, the surname has spread to various parts of the United Kingdom and beyond, carried by families who migrated for reasons such as work, trade, or settlement.
Notable individuals bearing the surname Colley include British actress Dame Hermione Baddeley, whose birth name was Hermione Youlanda Ruby Clinton-Baddeley, and Joseph Colley, an English bishop of the Church of England in the 17th century.
The surname Colley continues to be found in contemporary British society, with individuals across various professions and regions proudly bearing the name.
There are approximately 8,015 people named Colley in the UK. That makes it roughly the 1,176th most common surname in Britain. Around 123 in a million people in Britain are named Colley.
Surname type: Location or geographical feature
Origin: English
Region of origin: British Isles
Country of origin: England
Religion of origin: Christian
Language of origin: English
Typical given names associated with the surname
Male
- Andrew
- Christopher
- David
- John
- Mark
- Michael
- Paul
- Peter
- Richard
- Robert
Female
- Christine
- Elizabeth
- Emma
- Helen
- Julie
- Lisa
- Margaret
- Michelle
- Nicola
- Sarah
- Sharon
- Susan
Similar and related surnames
- Collie
- Coley
- Cole
- Coiley
- Coles
- Coalley
- Coaley
- Cohley
- Colely
- Colle
- Cailey
- Cailly
- Caily
- Calay
- Caley
- Caleya
- Callay
- Calley
- Calleya
- Cally
- Caloy
- Caluya
- Caly
- Caulay
- Cauley
- Caulley
- Caully
- Cauly
- Cawley
- Cawly
- Cayley
- Chole
- Choli
- Clay
- Claye
- Cleay
- Cley
- Cllay
- Cloy
- Cly
- Coall
- Colay
- Coli
- Colie
- Colies
- Colis
- Coll
- Collay
- Colleau
- Collee
- Colli
- Collice
- Collies
- Collieu
- Collige
- Collihoe
- Colline
- Colliou
- Collis
- Colls
- Colly
- Collyn
- Collyns
- Coly
- Colye
- Colyn
- Cooley
- Coolley
- Cooly
- Couley
- Coulley
- Coully
- Couly
- Cowlay
- Cowley
- Cowlie
- Cowlley
- Cowly
- Coyley
- Culey
- Cullay
- Culley
- Cully
- Culy
- Gahlay
- Gahley
- Gailey
- Gailly
- Gaily
- Galaiya
- Galey
- Gallay
- Galley
- Galloy
- Gally
- Galy
- Galya
- Gauley
- Gauly
- Gawley
- Gayley
- Ghaley
- Ghalley
- Ghaly
- Glay
- Gley
- Gloy
- Gly
- Goaley
- Golay
- Goley
- Golley
- Golly
- Goly
- Golya
- Gooley
- Gooly
- Goulay
- Gouley
- Gouly
- Gowley
- Gueilly
- Guilly
- Guley
- Gulley
- Gully
- Guly
- Gulya
- Kaeley
- Kailay
- Kailey
- Kaily
- Kalaiya
- Kalay
- Kaley
- Kallay
- Kalley
- Kally
- Kaloya
- Kaly
- Kalya
- Kawley
- Kawly
- Kayley
- Kealey
- Kealley
- Keally
- Kealy
- Keelay
- Keeley
- Keelley
- Keelly
- Keely
- Keiley
- Keilley
- Keilly
- Keily
- Kelay
- Keleey
- Keley
- Kellay
- Kelley
- Kellly
- Kelly
- Kely
- Keuley
- Kewley
- Kewly
- Keyley
- Kieley
- Kielly
- Kiely
- Kiley
- Killay
- Killey
- Killeya
- Killoy
- Killy
- Kily
- Klay
- Klaye
- Kley
- Kolay
- Koley
- Kolley
- Kolli
- Kollie
- Kolly
- Koly
- Kolya
- Kowley
- Kulawy
- Kulay
- Kuley
- Kully
- Kuly
- Kyley
- Quailey
- Qualey
- Qually
- Quealey
- Queally
- Quealy
- Queeley
- Queely
- Quiley
- Quilley
- Quilly
- Quley
- Coole
Related and similar names are generated algorithmically based on the spelling, and may not necessarily share an etymology.