Scoley History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Ireland

Many Irish names are English translations of Gaelic names. The name Scoley was a translation of the Gaelic name Ó Scolaidhe, which means student.

Early Origins of the Scoley family

The surname Scoley was first found in county Westmeath (Irish: An Iarmhí) in the Irish Midlands, province of Leinster, where they held a family seat from very early times.

Early History of the Scoley family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Scoley research. Another 75 words (5 lines of text) covering the year 1172 is included under the topic Early Scoley History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Scoley Spelling Variations

Irish names were rarely spelled with much consistency during the Middle Ages. As the many spelling variations of the name Scoley dating from that time attests: Scully, Scally, O'Scully and others.

Early Notables of the Scoley family

More information is included under the topic Early Scoley Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Scoley migration to the United States +

North America received thousands of Irish immigrants from the English-ruled Ireland during the 19th century. Once in the United States or what would become Canada, these immigrants quickly contributed to the ongoing settling and industrialization processes. The largest influx of Irish settlers occurred with Great Potato Famine of the late 1840s. An exhaustive examination of immigrant and passenger lists has shown many early immigrants bearing the surname of Scoley:

Scoley Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

John Scoley, who arrived in Virginia in 1713 1

Citations +

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)