Varley is a surname. The surname is either an English surname of Norman origin or an Irish surname of Gaelic origin. The Varley surname arrived into England from the original French de Verley during the Norman conquest of England in 1066. As an Irish surname, it is a Connacht name, found particularly in the counties of Mayo and Galway, one translation thought to be Mac an Bhearshúiligh or Mac Giolla Bhearshúiligh (literally "son of the sharp eyed man"). The name was Anglicised variously as Varely, Varily, Varley, Varrilly, Varrelly, etc.
Beatrice Varley (1896–1964), British actressC. F. Varley (1828–1883), British electrical engineerCornelius Varley (1781–1873), English artistDamien Varley (b. 1983), Rugby Union player for Munster RugbyDarren Varley (1973–1999), Canadian manslaughter victimEric Varley (1932–2008), English politicianFleetwood Varley (1862–1936), British sport shooterFrank Bradley Varley (1885–1929), English politicianFrederick Horsman Varley (1881–1969), Canadian artistGez Varley, British Techno musician and DJH. Paul Varley, American academicHarry Varley (1867–1915), English rugby union footballerIsobel Varley (b. 1937), British Guinness Book of World Records recognised tattooed seniorJohn Varley (disambiguation), several people of that nameLynn Varley, American comic colouristNatalya Varley (b. 1947), Russian film and theatre actressPaul Varley (b. 1949), English musicianSarah-Jane Varley, British actressSusan Varley (b. 1961), British children's book illustratorWilliam Varley (1880–1968), American Olympic rower