Murley Family History
Murley Name Meaning
Irish (County Cork): Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó
Murthuile, ‘descendant of Murthuile’, a personal name from
murthuile ‘sea tide’ (muir ‘sea’ + tuile ‘tide’,
‘flood’).Irish (Donegal and Mayo): Anglicized form of Gaelic
Ó Murghaile ‘descendant of Murghal’, a personal name
from muir ‘sea’ + gal ‘valor’.English:
possibly of Irish origin, but it occurs chiefly in southwestern
counties, suggesting that it may be a variant of the habitational name
Morley, from Moreleigh in Devon.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Murley Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Murley families
 16 - 30  6 - 15 |
 1 - 5  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Murley families
|
65 - 128 22 - 64 |
1 - 21 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
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from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Murley Family Origin
Murley Immigration Information
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Murley Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
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