The Nunley surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 9,046 people carried this name — #3,936 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 32,600 people counted. That is up 6% from 8,502 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Nunley surname

Habitational surname from a minor place in Wroxall, Warwickshire, from Old English nunne (“nun, priestess”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Nunley» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In print

Nunley in American newspapers,
1911–1912.

Newspaper page from The West Virginia News carrying the name Nunley — **The West Virginia News** 1912-04-06

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 2,611 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Nunley,
with a public archive behind them.

Frank Nunley 1945–2024 · American football player
Roderick Nunley 1965–2015
Jeremy Nunley 1971–2018 · American football player

Wikidata (CC0) · 6 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Nunley,
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 States374 records

374 records of the Nunley name in the United States

U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 254
U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 92
New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 14
Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 4
New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 4
U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 3
U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1

Example: U.S. registration card, 1942

Military record Marshall F. Nunley
Born 1920 in Tennessee. Enlisted 1941 at Camp Forrest; miner from Grundy County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1979, buried at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Missouri.
U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
Example: passenger manifest, 1903

Passenger record Edith Nunley
Arrived at New York in 1892 aboard the Teutonic from Liverpool, aged 19; servant. From London, England; bound for New York.
U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
Example: U.S. war memorial

War record James E. Nunley
Born 1945; from Gary, Indiana. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1966 in South Vietnam.
U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 374 records for Nunley 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, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). 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); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Canada3 records

3 records of the Nunley name in Canada Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver

Example: Canadian cemetery

Burial record Cora Tena Nunley
Died 1911; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.
City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
Example: Canadian cemetery

Burial record Annie Maria Nunley
Died 1929; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.
City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
Example: Canadian cemetery

Burial record Charles William Nunley
Died 1918; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.
City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.

Counts: City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

United Kingdom1 record

1 record of the Nunley name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead

Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919

War record L. Nunley
Northamptonshire Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.
National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

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