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The Colley surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 8,887 people carried this name — #3,996 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 33,200 people counted. That is up 2% from 8,707 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 176 people named Colley.

12 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 22 départements, most often Seine-Maritime.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 12
Seine-Maritime 59
Haute-Saône 21
Manche 18
Paris 9
Eure 6
Moselle 5
Côte-d’Or 5
Vosges 5

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In the Nordic population registers

72 people named Colley are counted in Sweden and Finland.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 50
Finland (2026) 22

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Colley in American newspapers,
1903–1914.

Newspaper page from Dresden Enterprise And Sharon Tribune carrying the name Colley
Dresden Enterprise And Sharon Tribune 1914-07-10
Newspaper page from Dresden Enterprise And Sharon Tribune carrying the name Colley
Dresden Enterprise And Sharon Tribune 1914-09-11
Newspaper page from Pocahontas Times carrying the name Colley
Pocahontas Times 1903-02-12

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 46,574 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Colley,
with a public archive behind them.

  • C. J. Colley d. 1928 · architect
  • Henry Colley d. 1584 · politician
  • Thomas Colley d. 1751
  • Robert Colley d. 1698
  • Sir William Colley d. 1645
  • Amy Louisa Colley d. 1955

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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