The Markley surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 7,581 people carried this name — #4,679 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 38,900 people counted. That is up 6% from 7,176 in 2000.

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In the first U.S. census, 1790

23 families named Markley, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 163 people lived in those households, 7.1 to a family on average. The table counts it together with one other spelling. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

Pennsylvania 18
Maryland 3
South Carolina 2

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 251 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Markley in American newspapers,
1888–1924.

Newspaper page from The Washington Times carrying the name Markley
The Washington Times 1922-02-12
Newspaper page from Evening Star carrying the name Markley
Evening Star 1924-06-25
Newspaper page from Independent Statesman carrying the name Markley
Independent Statesman 1888-07-19

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 33,834 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Markley in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1980s.

308 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Markley. The most, 73, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Victoria, at 1.9 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 115
New South Wales 87
South Australia 48
Queensland 34
Western Australia 15
ACT (Canberra) 4
Tasmania 4

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Markley.

Who carried it

People named Markley,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Adam Markley 1724–1792 · farmer
  • Anna Helena Amelia Ross Plumstead Markley 1776–1846
  • Philip Swenk Markley 1789–1834 · politician
  • George Bushar Markle 1827–1888
  • Rachel Ann Markley 1836–1911
  • Ida Markle 1853–1925

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

In the public record

People named Markley,
in the records of 3 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States456 records

456 records of the Markley name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 276
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 95
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 37
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 19
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 15
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 11
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 2
  • Sacramento County historic burials 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Robert H. Markley

    Born 1920 in Oklahoma. Enlisted 1941 at Oklahoma City; farm hand from Kay County. U.S. Air Force veteran of World War II; died 1941, buried at Fort Gibson National Cemetery, Oklahoma.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Thomas Markley

    Arrived at New York in 1882 aboard the Parthia from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 22; laborer. From England.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Clarence F. Markley

    U.S. Army veteran of World War I. Born 1888, died 1952; buried at Leavenworth National Cemetery, Kansas.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 456 records for Markley in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Canada33 records

33 records of the Markley name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 27
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 3
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 2
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Patricia Markley

    Died 1937; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Thomas Joseph Markley

    Died 1952 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Thomas Markley

    Married 1904 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 33 records for Markley in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Australia32 records

32 records of the Markley name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 23
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 7
  • Tasmanian Names Index 2
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Albert Harold Markley

    Retired of Mitcham, Victoria; died 1979.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Albert Markley

    Arrived in Victoria in 1913 aboard the Indarra, aged 7.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record John James Markley

    Married 1864 in Hobart, Tasmania, aged 21.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 32 records for Markley in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

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