Conley (from O′Conghaile, 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. 1911 60 people with the surname Conley are listed in the digitised census records of Ireland.
Today 1,048 people have the surname Conley in the United Kingdom, a few less (−36) than in the 1881 census. As of the 2000 US Census, 54,194 people had the surname Conley, making it the 562nd most common surname in America.
Arts and letters
Darby Conley (born 1970), American cartoonistPhilip Mallory Conley (1887–1979), American historianRobert Conley (reporter) (1928–2013), American reporterRobert J. Conley (1940–2014), Cherokee authorTom Conley (philologist) (born 1943), American philologistWilly Conley (born 1958), American photographerChip Conley (born 1960), American hotelierLyda Conley (1874–1946), American lawyerRosemary Conley (born 1946), English businesswoman, author and broadcasterWilliam Henry Conley (1840–1897), American industrialist and philanthropistArthur Conley (1946–2003), American soul singerBayless Conley, American pastor and television personalityBrian Conley (born 1961), English comedianThe Brian Conley Show (1992–2002)Chris Conley (born 1980), American musicianClint Conley, American rock and roll musicianDarlene Conley (1934–2007), Irish-American actressDavid Conley (musician) (born 1953), American bassistEarl Thomas Conley (born 1941), American country music singer and composerEugene Conley (1908–1981), American tenorJack Conley, American actorJoe Conley (1928–2013), American actorLige Conley (1897–1937), American actorOnest Conley (1906–1989), American film actorRenie Conley (1901–1992), American costume designerRobert Conley (music producer) (born 1973), American record producer, programmer and engineerShannon Conley, American voice actor, and vocalistEdgar Thomas Conley (1874–1956), United States Army generalHenry Conley, Civil War veteran, founder of the Town of Modoc, IndianaAndrew Conley (1880/81–1952), British trade unionistBenjamin F. Conley (1815–1886), American politicianDaniel F. Conley, District Attorney for Suffolk County, MassachusettsDean Conley (born 1946), American politicianGerard Conley (born 1930), American politicianRobert M. "Bob" Conley (born 1965), American politicianWilliam G. Conley (1866–1940), Governor of West VirginiaWilliam M. Conley (born 1956), American judgeJames D. Conley (born 1955), American bishopCassie Conley, NASA's Planetary Protection OfficerCharles C. Conley (1933–1984), American mathematicianConley index theory, named after Charles ConleyConley–Zehnder theorem, named after Charles Conley and Eduard ZehnderDalton Conley (born 1969), American sociologistFrances K. Conley, American NeurologistCale Conley (born 1992), American racing driverFrankie Conley (1890–1952), American boxerGene Conley (born 1930), American baseball and basketball playerJack Conley (footballer) (1920–1991), English footballerJack Conley (Australian rules footballer) (born 1923), Australian rules footballerKim Conley (born 1986), American track and field athleteJason Conley (born 1981), American basketball playerLarry Conley (born 1944), American basketball playerLeonard Conley (born 1968), American football wide receiver and linebackerMike Conley, Sr. (born 1962), American triple jumperMike Conley, Jr. (born 1987), American basketball playerBob Conley (baseball) (born 1934), American baseball playerScott Conley (American football) (born 1947), American football coachScott Conley (rugby league) (born 1973), Australian rugby league footballerSnipe Conley (1894–1978), American baseball pitcherSteve Conley (born 1972), American football playerT. J. Conley (born 1985), American football punterTim Conley (born 1958), American golferJ. Michael "Mike" Conley (born 1936), see J. Michael Conley Elementary School at SouthwoodJean Conley, see Conley-Caraballo High SchoolJim Conley (born c. 1884), see Leo FrankConley Wikipedia (Text) CC BY-SA
