Colley is a surname, which can be of English, Scottish or Irish origins. The English origins of the surname can be traced to Yorkshire, where the names containing the root 'Col' were a common derivative of the given name Nicholas. Notable people with the surname include:
Anne Colley, Irish politician
David Colley, Australian cricketer
George Colley, Irish politician
George Pomeroy Colley, British General
Harold John Colley, British soldier
Henry Colley (disambiguation), multiple people
John Edward Colley (born 1948), original name of John Ford Coley, American pianist
Kenneth Colley, British actor
Kevin Colley, American ice hockey player
Linda Colley, British historian
Michael Colley (1938-2013), American vice-admiral
Randy Colley, wrestler
Richard Colley, British rugby league footballer
Richard Bowen Colley (1819–1875), first mayor of Glenelg, South Australia
Robert Colley, New Zealand boxer
Russell Colley, engineer, early spacesuit creator
Samuel Colley, American politician
Sarah Ophelia Colley Cannon or Minnie Pearl (1912-1996), American country comedian
Scott Colley, jazz bassist
Thomas Colley MP
Thomas Colley, 18th century Herefordshire gentry
William Dixon Colley, Gambian journalist
