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Colley
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Origin Of The Surname Colley
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Meaning Of The Surname Colley
The Dark One
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Interesting
Facts About
Colley
Colley is a surname of Old English origin. It comes from the Old English word ‘colig’ meaning dark and referring to a person hair colour or complexion. It would have been used as a descriptive surname for a person who had these characteristics. It is also found in areas of England to mean ‘blackbird’ but its application as a surname would have still been the same, used again in reference to a person’s hair colour and comparing it to the colours of the birds feathers. |
Colley Statistics
Colley is the number 990 ranked surname in the United Kingdom.
According to our statistics around 9,898 share the surname Colley in the UK.
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