The Schooley surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,968 people carried this name — #8,342 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 74,100 people counted. That is down 2% from 4,053 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Schooley surname

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a local name, from where the family lived: ‘of Scoley’.

An early record he cites: Johannes de Scolay, 1379 — Poll Tax, West Riding of Yorkshire.

His entry covers Scholey and Schooley.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 671 · public domain.

In print

Schooley in American newspapers,
1912.

Newspaper page from The Colfax Chronicle carrying the name Schooley
The Colfax Chronicle 1912-08-31
Newspaper page from Tensas Gazette carrying the name Schooley
Tensas Gazette 1912-09-13
Newspaper page from The Port Gibson Reveille carrying the name Schooley
The Port Gibson Reveille 1912-08-15

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 19,440 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Schooley in Australian newspapers,
1830s–1960s.

701 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Schooley. The most, 254, 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 Queensland, at 4.3 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Queensland 640
New South Wales 18
South Australia 17
Victoria 13
Western Australia 7
Tasmania 6

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

Who carried it

People named Schooley,
with a public archive behind them.

  • John Schooley d. 1969 · architect
  • Thomas Schooley d. 1724
  • Samuel Schooley 1697–1761
  • Roy Schooley 1880–1933 · ice hockey official

Wikidata (CC0) · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Schooley,
in the records of 4 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 States322 records

322 records of the Schooley name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 151
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 67
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 37
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 28
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 22
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 9
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 4
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 3
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record James Daniel Schooley

    Born 1948; from Daphne, Alabama. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1971 in Quang Tri, South Vietnam. Buried at Mobile National Cemetery, Alabama.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Harold B. Schooley

    Born 1920 in Montana. Enlisted 1940 at Whitefish; driver from Flathead County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 2001, buried at Riverside Cemetery, Cody, Wyoming.

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

    Arrived at New York in 1874 aboard the Queen from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 25; farm laborer. From England.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 322 records for Schooley 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) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia11 records

11 records of the Schooley name in Australia
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 6
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 4
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Frances Schooley

    Arrived in Victoria in 1922 aboard the Moreton Bay, aged 30.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Hazel M. Schooley

    Of Queensland, Victoria; died 1936.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Hazel May Schooley

    Selected land at Charleville, Queensland in 1908.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 11 records for Schooley in Australia.

Counts: Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Canada9 records

9 records of the Schooley name in Canada
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 6
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 2
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Ethel Vivian Schooley

    Buried in 1990 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 70.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Charles Munroe Schooley

    Died in service in 1942.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record I. Schooley

    Canadian Army Medical Corps. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 3 of 9 records for Schooley in Canada.

Counts: City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

United Kingdom1 record

1 record of the Schooley name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record S. Schooley

    Royal Dublin Fusiliers. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1919.

    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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