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Irish names tend to vary widely in their spelling and overall form. The original Gaelic form of the name Gooley is Mac Giolla Chuille. Cuille has been suggested to be an abbreviation of Mochuille, the name of a saint. However, other origins also exist for this name.

Gooley Early Origins

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The surname Gooley was first found in Ulster (Irish: Ulaidh), where they held a family seat from very ancient times.

Gooley Spelling Variations

Before the printing press and the first dictionaries appeared, names and other words were often spelled differently every time they were written. Gooley has appeared under the variations Cooley, Cooling, Cowley, Cully, Colly, McCooley, Coaley, Coolyng, Couley, Colley, McCowley, Cooleng, McCoolay, Coolay, Collay, Cullay, Cowleigh, Culleigh and many more.

Gooley Early History

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Gooley Early Notables (pre 1700)

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The Great Migration

The Scots who crossed the Atlantic were often on the run from poverty as well as persecution. They brought little with them, and often had nothing of their home country to hand down to their children. In the 20th century, Clan societies and other patriotic Scottish organizations have helped the ancestors of Boernician Scots to recover their lost national legacy. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Gooley were among those contributors:

Gooley Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Mary A. Gooley, aged 32, who emigrated to the United States, in 1894

Gooley Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Darby Gooley, aged 24, who emigrated to America from Drumgriffin, in 1904
Catherine Gooley, aged 22, who landed in America from Galway, in 1906
James J Gooley, aged 24, who landed in America, in 1913
William Gooley, aged 34, who landed in America, in 1923
Wm. J. Gooley, aged 32, who settled in America, in 1923

Gooley Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Timothy Gooley, aged 41, a labourer, who arrived in South Australia in 1853 aboard the ship "Epaminondas" ^[1]CITATION[CLOSE]
South Australian Register Monday 26th December 1853. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) Epaminondas 1853. Retrieved http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/epaminondas1853.shtml.
Mary Gooley, aged 17, a farm servant, who arrived in South Australia in 1853 aboard the ship "Epaminondas" ^[1]CITATION[CLOSE]
South Australian Register Monday 26th December 1853. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) Epaminondas 1853. Retrieved http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/epaminondas1853.shtml.
Margaret Gooley, aged 15, a farm servant, who arrived in South Australia in 1853 aboard the ship "Epaminondas" ^[1]CITATION[CLOSE]
South Australian Register Monday 26th December 1853. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) Epaminondas 1853. Retrieved http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/epaminondas1853.shtml.
Ellen Gooley, aged 14, a nursemaid, who arrived in South Australia in 1854 aboard the ship "Navarino" ^[2]CITATION[CLOSE]
South Australian Register Monday 14th August 1854. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) Navarino 1854. Retrieved http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/navarino1854.shtml.
William Gooley, aged 26, a labourer, who arrived in South Australia in 1855 aboard the ship "Europa" ^[3]CITATION[CLOSE]
South Australian Register Monday 14th May 1855. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) Europa 1855. Retrieved http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/europa1855.shtml

Contemporary Notables of the name Gooley (post 1700)

Matthew Gooley (b. 1982), American actor
Anthony Gooley, American actor
Christopher John Gooley (b. 1987), American actor

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Citations

^ South Australian Register Monday 26th December 1853. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) Epaminondas 1853. Retrieved http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/epaminondas1853.shtml.
^ South Australian Register Monday 14th August 1854. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) Navarino 1854. Retrieved http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/navarino1854.shtml.
^ South Australian Register Monday 14th May 1855. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) Europa 1855. Retrieved http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/europa1855.shtml

Other References

The Norman People and Their Existing Descendants in the British Dominions and the United States Of America. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1975. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0636-X).
Somerset Fry, Peter and Fiona Somerset Fry. A History of Ireland. New York: Barnes and Noble, 1993. Print. (ISBN 1-56619-215-3).
Rasmussen, Louis J. . San Francisco Ship Passenger Lists 4 Volumes Colma, California 1965 Reprint. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1978. Print.
Harris, Ruth-Ann and B. Emer O'Keefe. The Search for Missing Friends Irish Immigrant Advertisements Placed in the Boston Pilot Volume II 1851-1853. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1991. Print.
Best, Hugh. Debrett's Texas Peerage. New York: Coward-McCann, 1983. Print. (ISBN 069811244X).
Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Galveston Texas 1896-1951. National Archives Washington DC. Print.
Magnusson, Magnus. Chambers Biographical Dictionary 5th edition. Edinburgh: W & R Chambers, 1990. Print.
Browning, Charles H. Americans of Royal Descent. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
MacLysaght, Edward. Mores Irish Familes. Dublin: Irish Academic, 1982. Print. (ISBN 0-7165-0126-0).
Tepper, Michael Ed & Elizabeth P. Bentley Transcriber. Passenger Arrivals at the Port of Philadelphia 1800-1819. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1986. Print.
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The Gooley Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Gooley Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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