Conley
Conley (from O′Conghaile,[1] Ó Conghalaigh) is a surname of Irish origin. It is a variant spelling of several more common names like Conly, Connelly, and Connolly. "Conly" is listed in the census of 1659 as coming from the city of Dublin. "O′Connoly" was a principal name of Monaghan in 1679.[1] 1911 60 people with the surname Conley are listed in the digitised census records of Ireland.[2]
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| Language(s) | Irish |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Region of origin | Ireland, United States |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Conlee, Conly, Connelly, Connolly |
Today 1,048 people have the surname Conley in the United Kingdom, a few less (−36) than in the 1881 census.[3] As of the 2000 US Census, 54,194 people had the surname Conley, making it the 562nd most common surname in America.[4]
People with the surname
Arts and letters
Robert Conley, reporter (1960s)
- Darby Conley (born 1970), American cartoonist
- Philip Mallory Conley (1887–1979), American historian
- Robert Conley (reporter) (1928–2013), American reporter
- Robert J. Conley (1940–2014), Cherokee author
- Tom Conley (philologist) (born 1943), American philologist
- Willy Conley (born 1958), American photographer
Business
Lyda Conley, lawyer (c. 1902)
- Chip Conley (born 1960), American hotelier
- Kerry Conley (1866–1924), American businessman and politician
- Lyda Conley (1874–1946), American lawyer
- Rosemary Conley (born 1946), English businesswoman, author and broadcaster
- William Henry Conley (1840–1897), American industrialist and philanthropist
Entertainment
Arthur Conley, singer (1967)
- Arthur Conley (1946–2003), American soul singer
- Bayless Conley, American pastor and television personality
- Brian Conley (born 1961), English comedian
- The Brian Conley Show (1992–2002)
- Chris Conley (born 1980), American musician
- Clint Conley, American rock and roll musician
- Corinne Conley (born 1929), American actress
- Darlene Conley (1934–2007), Irish-American actress
- David Conley (musician) (born 1953), American bassist
- Earl Thomas Conley (1941–2019), American country music singer and composer
- Eugene Conley (1908–1981), American tenor
- Jack Conley, American actor
- Joe Conley (1928–2013), American actor
- Lige Conley (1897–1937), American actor
- Onest Conley (1906–1989), American film actor
- Renie Conley (1901–1992), American costume designer
- Robert Conley (music producer) (born 1973), American record producer, programmer and engineer
- Shannon Conley, American voice actor, and vocalist
Education
- J. Michael "Mike" Conley, American teacher (born 1936), see J. Michael Conley Elementary School[5]
- Jean Conley, American teacher (died 1982), see Conley-Caraballo High School
Military
- Edgar Thomas Conley (1874–1956), United States Army general
Politics and law
- Andrew Conley (1880/81–1952), British trade unionist
- Benjamin F. Conley (1815–1886), American politician (Republican)
- Daniel F. Conley, District Attorney for Suffolk County, Massachusetts
- Dean Conley (born 1946), American politician (Democrat)
- Gerard Conley Sr. (1930-2018), American politician (Democrat)
- Gerard Conley Jr., American lawyer and politician (Democrat)
- John Conley (Wisconsin) (born 1828), American politician (Republican)
- Robert M. "Bob" Conley (born 1965), American pilot and politician (Democrat)
- William G. Conley (1866–1940), Governor of West Virginia (Republican)
- William M. Conley (born 1956), American judge
Religion
- James D. Conley (born 1955), American bishop
Science
- Catharine Conley, NASA's Planetary Protection Officer
- Charles C. Conley (1933–1984), American mathematician
- Conley index theory, named after Charles Conley
- Conley–Zehnder theorem, named after Charles Conley and Eduard Zehnder
- Dalton Conley (born 1969), American sociologist
- Frances K. Conley, American Neurologist
Sports
Frankie Conley, boxer (1910)
- Adam Conley (born 1990), American baseball payer
- Bob Conley (baseball) (born 1934), American baseball player
- Cale Conley (born 1992), American racing driver
- Chris Conley (American football) (born 1992), American football wide receiver
- Frankie Conley (1890–1952), American boxer
- Gene Conley (1930–2017), American baseball and basketball player
- Gareon Conley (born 1995), American football cornerback
- Jack Conley (Australian rules footballer) (born 1923), Australian rules footballer
- Jack Conley (footballer) (1920–1991), English footballer
- Jason Conley (born 1981), American basketball player
- Jim Conley (born c. 1943), American football player
- Kim Conley (born 1986), American track and field athlete
- Larry Conley (born 1944), American basketball player
- Leonard Conley (born 1968), American football wide receiver and linebacker
- Mike Conley, Sr. (born 1962), American triple jumper
- Mike Conley, Jr. (born 1987), American basketball player
- Scott Conley (American football) (born 1947), American football coach
- Scott Conley (rugby league) (born 1973), Australian rugby league footballer
- Snipe Conley (1894–1978), American baseball pitcher
- Steve Conley (born 1972), American football player
- T. J. Conley (born 1985), American football punter
- Tim Conley (born 1958), American golfer
Miscellaneous
- Jim Conley (born c. 1884), see Leo Frank
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See also
References
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Look up Conley in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. |
- Michael C. O'Laughlin, ed. (2002). The Book of Irish Families, Great & Small (3rd ed.). Kansas City, MO: Irish Genealogical Foundation. p. 61. ISBN 0-940134-09-8.
- "1901/1911 Census, Ireland". The National Archives of Ireland. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
- "Conley Surname Meaning and Distribution". forebears.co.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
- "Genealogy Data: Frequently Occurring Surnames from Census 2000 – U.S. Census Bureau". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 21 December 2009. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
- "J. Michael Conley Elementary: About Us". Retrieved 29 March 2020.
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