Show ContentsConly Surname History

Early Origins of the Conly family

The surname Conly was first found in County Offaly (Irish: Uíbh Fháilí) originally the Kingdom of Uí Failghe, located in central Ireland in the Province of Leinster, where they held a family seat from very ancient times. The line of the family name or sept Conley were descended through the name Connolly, Connelly, and Connell from McCarthy Mor (the Great), from Daologach, the King of Munster.

Early History of the Conly family

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Conly Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Conley, Connolly, Connelly, Connell, Connall, Connally, Conelly, Conolly, Conlay, Conlaye, Conleigh and many more.

Early Notables of the Conly family

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United States Conly migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Conly Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • Thomas Conly, who landed in Virginia in 1622 1
Conly Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Ambrose Conly, who landed in Virginia in 1703 1
Conly Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Margaret Conly, who arrived in New York, NY in 1817 1
  • Michael Conly, who landed in New York, NY in 1817 1
  • Thomas Y Conly, who arrived in Baltimore, Maryland in 1825 1
  • John Conly, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1838 1
  • Nicholas Conly, who arrived in Mississippi in 1840 1
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Canada Conly migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Conly Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century
  • Patrick Conly, aged 23, a labourer, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick in 1834 aboard the brig "Betsy Heron" from Belfast, Ireland
  • Catharine Conly, aged 13, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick in 1834 aboard the brig "Betsy Heron" from Belfast, Ireland

Australia Conly migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Conly Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
  • Margaret Conly, aged 22, a laundress, who arrived in South Australia in 1856 aboard the ship "Fitzjames"

West Indies Conly migration to West Indies +

The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 2
Conly Settlers in West Indies in the 17th Century
  • Patrick Conly, aged 21, who arrived in Barbados in 1635 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Conly (post 1700) +

  • Conly John Paget Dease (1906-1979), Australian radio presenter and quiz show host in the 1940s and 1950s


  1. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies


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