Where in Ireland does the family COLLEY come from? Is COLLEY a common surname in Ireland? These surname distribution maps show where people with the surname COLLEY were recorded throughout Ireland in the 1901 and 1911 Census of Ireland. The census records are held by the National Archives of Ireland and can be searched here: National Archives Census of Ireland
COLLEY Surname Distribution Map (1901 Census)
There were 47 people with this surname in Ireland in 1901. The surname was ranked 6203rd in Ireland. MURPHY is ranked 1st since it is the most common Irish surname.
Religion: Catholic: 42 (89.36%), Anglican: 5 (10.64%)
COLLEY Surname Distribution Map (1911 Census)
There were 75 people with this surname in Ireland in 1911. The surname was ranked 4594th in Ireland. MURPHY is ranked 1st since it is the most common Irish surname.
COLLEY Surname Overview
- People recorded in 1901: 47
- Ireland ranking in 1901: 6203rd
Dúchas Surname Index for COLLEY
The Dúchas Surname Index is a set of surname associations compiled by the Irish Folklore Commission. Below is a list of these associations for the surname COLLEY. Learn more at Dúchas Surname Index.
- Coll
- Cully
- Mac Colla
- McCullagh
- McCullough
- Ó Colla
- Ó Cullaigh
COLLEY in 1901 (Farmer)
Map is based on households which had at least one member who had an occupation containing "Farm" or "Agri".
COLLEY in 1901 (Catholic)
Map shows the percentage of people with the surname COLLEY who are Catholic in each locality
COLLEY in 1901 (Anglican)
Map shows the percentage of people with the surname COLLEY who are Anglican in each locality
COLLEY in 1901 (Presbyterian)
There were no Presbyterians with the surname COLLEY in the 1901 census.
COLLEY in Scotland
Patterns associated with the COLLEY surname
List of consecutive consonant patterns associated with this surname:
When producing these maps, surnames are converted to uppercase. "MC" and "M'" are replaced with "MAC", and non-alphabetic characters (hyphens, spaces, apostrophes, accents) are removed. For example, Mac Vey and McVey appear together as MACVEY. O'Neill, Oneill, ONeill and Ó Néill appear together as ONEILL, and D'Arcy and Darcy appear as DARCY.
While every effort has been made to ensure accuracy, no responsibility is taken for errors in the census data. The census is available online for verification.