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Early Origins of the Nunnelley family

The surname Nunnelley was first found in Lancashire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the 13th century when they held a family seat in east Lancashire.

Early History of the Nunnelley family

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Nunnelley Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Nunnerly, Nunnally, Nunneley, Nunally, Nunaly and others.

Early Notables of the Nunnelley family

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Migration of the Nunnelley family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: John Nunnery, who settled in Barbados in 1679.


Contemporary Notables of the name Nunnelley (post 1700) +

  • Carl Nunnelley, American Democratic Party politician, Elected Kentucky State House of Representatives 56th District 1955 1
  • Amanda Nunnelley, American model and pageant competitor at the 2003 Miss Kentucky Teen USA


  1. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, May 18) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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