Cooley Surname
Approximately 49,562 people bear this surname
Cooley Surname Definition:
There are two quite different origins for this name: in Clare and Galway it is an abbreviation of Kilcooley (Mac Giolla Chuille), which is by no means as rare as Woulfe suggests; and in Ulster it is usually a synonym of either Colley or Cowley, two well known English names.
Read More About This SurnameCooley Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 44,631 | 1:8,121 | 959 |
| England | 1,826 | 1:30,514 | 4,093 |
| Australia | 783 | 1:34,477 | 4,538 |
| Canada | 720 | 1:51,174 | 6,177 |
| Ireland | 428 | 1:11,002 | 1,402 |
| Northern Ireland | 363 | 1:5,083 | 962 |
| Egypt | 183 | 1:502,381 | 28,715 |
| New Zealand | 148 | 1:30,597 | 5,323 |
| Thailand | 76 | 1:929,452 | 144,548 |
| Scotland | 72 | 1:74,359 | 5,625 |
| Mexico | 66 | 1:1,880,700 | 18,230 |
| South Africa | 59 | 1:918,266 | 58,838 |
| Germany | 28 | 1:2,875,195 | 137,699 |
| Brazil | 26 | 1:8,233,628 | 183,715 |
| Wales | 22 | 1:140,661 | 10,115 |
| Malaysia | 17 | 1:1,734,954 | 70,664 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Philippines | 9 | 1:11,248,691 | 221,039 |
| Isle of Man | 8 | 1:10,728 | 2,153 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| Hong Kong | 5 | 1:1,467,097 | 5,611 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Honduras | 2 | 1:4,408,221 | 7,709 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 253 | 1:17,509 | 2,133 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 757 | 1:32,200 | 4,271 |
| Wales | 11 | 1:142,583 | 5,610 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:534,745 | 14,325 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8,292 | 1:6,056 | 760 |
Cooley (160) may also be a first name.
Cooley Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
There are two quite different origins for this name: in Clare and Galway it is an abbreviation of Kilcooley (Mac Giolla Chuille), which is by no means as rare as Woulfe suggests; and in Ulster it is usually a synonym of either Colley or Cowley, two well known English names. Cowley, it may be added, is also the Manx form of MacAuley.
A variant of Coley, q.v.
In Ulster a variant of Colley or Cowley. For the name in Clare and Galway see Kilcooley. SIF 41
(Irish, English) The son of the servant of St. Mochuille; descendant of little Cole, a pet form of Nicholas (people, victory).
Probably a corruption of Cowley. The ancestors of the Duke of Wellington, prior to their assumption of the name of Wesley or Wellesley, wrote their name indifferently Colley, Cowley, and Cooley. Times, 15 Sept., 1852. So Cooper was anciently Cowper.
Cooley Demographics
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Cooley Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cooley Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Cooley (Arabic: كولي) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Cooley? popularity and diffusion
It is the 11,339th most frequent family name internationally, held by around 1 in 147,039 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Cooley live; 92 percent live in North America and 91 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 725,185th most widespread given name worldwide It is held by 160 people.
The surname Cooley is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 44,631 people, or 1 in 8,121. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 7 percent reside, Texas, where 7 percent reside and Mississippi, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States it occurs in 60 countries. It also occurs in England, where 4 percent reside and Australia, where 2 percent reside.
Cooley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Cooley has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cooley surname expanded 538 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 241 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 169 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 1,029 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Cooley Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Catholic (74%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Cooley last name are 11.96% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.73% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Cooley earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 120.13% more than the national average, earning R 523,104 per year; in United States they earn 5.62% less than the national average, earning $40,726 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.49% less than the national average, earning $46,954 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Cooley Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Cooley in the Arabic language | ||
| كولي | kwly | - |
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Cooley Reference & Research
Corley DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Cooley FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
COLE/COLES FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
Cooley FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
Corley FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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