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The Turley surname is an Anglicization, derived from the Irish Gaelic "Mac Toirdhealbhaigh."

Early Origins of the Turley family

The surname Turley was first found in Leinster, where they held a family seat as chiefs of Hy-Cinselagh. Irish history, after the Norman Conquest of England, was strongly influenced by the invasion of Strongbow in 1172, almost equal to the enormous Irish cultural impact on England Scotland, Wales and the whole of Europe before the Norman Conquest from the 1st to 7th centuries. Many Irish clanns, sept names were intermixed and family groupings became almost indistinguishable. This family name was found later in Armagh and Down to the north where the name also became a Christian Name.

Early History of the Turley family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Turley research. Another 102 words (7 lines of text) covering the year 1172 is included under the topic Early Turley History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Turley Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: McTurley, Turley, McTirlay, Turlough, McTurlogh, McTorrilogh, Torley, McTerrelly, Terrance, Terence, Terry, McTorrilogh, McTirloch and many more.

Early Notables of the Turley family

Notable amongst the family name at this time was

  • the Turley family of Leinster

Turley Ranking

In the United States, the name Turley is the 3,356th most popular surname with an estimated 9,948 people with that name. 1

United States Turley migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Turley Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • Edward Turley, who landed in Maryland in 1674 2
  • John Turley, who arrived in Maryland in 1676 2
  • Francis Turley, who settled in Virginia in 1682
Turley Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • James Turley, who arrived in Charles Town [Charleston], South Carolina from Ireland in 1791 aboard the brig "Hope"
Turley Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Anne Turley, who arrived in New York city in 1816
  • Anne Turley, who arrived in New York, NY in 1816 2
  • Eliza Turley, who arrived in New York, NY in 1816 2
  • Sarah Turley, who arrived in New York, NY in 1816 2
  • William Turley, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1835 2
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Australia Turley migration to Australia +

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

Turley Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
  • Mr. James Turley, English shoe maker who was convicted in Lancaster, Lancashire, England for 7 years for larceny, transported aboard the "Elizabeth" in May 1816, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 3
  • Abraham Turley, a cordwainer, who arrived in Van Diemen’s Land (now Tasmania) sometime between 1825 and 1832
  • Mr. Henry Turley, (b. 1793), aged 41, English cotton spinner who was convicted in Lancaster, Lancashire, England for 7 years for coining, transported aboard the "Bengal Merchant" on 27th September 1834, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 4
  • Miss Agnes Turley, (b. 1831), aged 17, Scottish house maid who was convicted in Glasgow, Scotland for 7 years for stealing, transported aboard the "Cadet" on 10th November 1848, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land), she died in 1907 5

New Zealand Turley 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:

Turley Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century
  • Edward Turley a labourer, who arrived in Otago aboard the ship "City of Dunedin" in 1871 6
  • George F. Turley, aged 35, a painter, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Conflict" in 1874
  • Harriet Turley, aged 33, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Conflict" in 1874
  • Jane S. Turley, aged 1, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Conflict" in 1874
  • Miss Rose Ann Turley, (b. 1856), aged 23, Scottish general servant, from Dumbartonshire travelling from Clyde aboard the ship "Nelson" arriving in Invercargill, Southland, South Island, New Zealand on 28th August 1879 7
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Turley (post 1700) +

  • Nikolas Carlyle Turley (b. 1989), American professional baseball pitcher for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB)
  • Myra Turley, American film and television actress, best known as Dale in the 1995 sitcom Muscle
  • Robert Lee "Bob" Turley (1930-2013), known as "Bullet Bob", an American Major League Baseball pitcher and financial planner
  • Kyle Turley (b. 1975), American former professional NFL football player
  • Stanley Frederick "Stan" Turley (1921-2014), American politician and businessman, Member of the Arizona Senate (1973-1985) and House of Representatives (1965-1973), Speaker of the Arizona House of Representatives (1967-1968)
  • Helen Turley, American winemaker and wine consultant, owner of the Marcassin Vineyard
  • Jonathan Turley (b. 1961), American professor at George Washington University Law School
  • Neil Turley (b. 1980), English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s
  • Harry Turley (1859-1929), born Joseph Henry Lewis Turley, an English-born Australian politician from Gloucester, England, ember of the Queensland Legislative Assembly and President of the Senate (1910-1913)
  • George Edward Turley (1931-2010), English international gold medalist lawn and indoor bowler and Middlesbrough footballer
  • ... (Another 6 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
RMS Titanic
  • Mr. Richard Turley (d. 1912), aged 36, English Greaser from Southampton, Hampshire who worked aboard the RMS Titanic and died in the sinking 8

Suggested Readings for the name Turley +

  • Turley Family Records by Beth Mitchell.
  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. 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)
  3. Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 1st March 2022). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/elizabeth
  4. Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 7th October 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/bengal-merchant
  5. Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 17th November 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/cadet/
  6. New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 9th November 2011). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
  7. New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
  8. Titanic Passenger List - Titanic Facts. (Retrieved 2016, July 13) . Retrieved from http://www.titanicfacts.net/titanic-passenger-list.html
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