Charley History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Charley family

The surname Charley was first found in Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy.

Early History of the Charley family

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Charley Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Charle, Charles, Charlon, Carle, Carlo, Charlet, Charléty, Charlin, Charlot, Charlotte, Charley, Charlemagne, Charlemaine, Charlemont and many more.

Early Notables of the Charley family

Notable amongst the family in this period was Pierre Charlot, who was elected bishop of Noyon in 1240; Gilles Charlier was elected Dean of Cambrai in 1431; Sulpicien Charlemagne was a lawyer in Bologne in 1566; Georges Charlet was a poet in 1630; François Charly of Languedoc entered as a novice with the Jesuits of Toulouse in 1686; Jaques Charlier, born in...
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Charley Ranking

In the United States, the name Charley is the 7,423^rd most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1

Charley migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Charley Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Mary Charley, who arrived in Maryland in 1674 2
William Charley, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1682 2
Joseph Charley who settled in Pennsylvania in 1683
Jos Charley, who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1683 2

Charley migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Charley Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Diedis Charley, who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1750
William Charley, who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1750

Charley migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Charley Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Mr. William Charley, (b. 1836), aged 38, British settler travelling from England aboard the ship "Varuna" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 27th May 1874 3
Mrs. Mary Charley, (b. 1836), aged 38, British settler travelling from England aboard the ship "Varuna" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 27th May 1874 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Charley (post 1700) +

M. J. Charley, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1932 4
Sir Phillip Charley, President of Agricultural Society
Charley Pride (1938-2020), American country music singer with thirty-nine number-one hits on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, the first Black member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, he died from COVID-19
Charley Scales (1938-2023), American football running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Cleveland Browns, and Atlanta Falcons
Charley Winner (b. 1924), American football coach
Charley Molnar (b. 1961), American football coach
Charley D. Willingham, American Republican politician, Candidate in primary for Michigan State Senate 4th District, 1948
Charley Cameron, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Mississippi, 1936 5
Charley Genever, British poet, Peterborough Poet Laureate 2016
Charley Wine, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1948 6

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 26th March 2019). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, December 1) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 2) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 26) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html