Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
COOLEY
There are approximately 2,069 people named Cooley in the UK. That makes it the 4,382nd most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 33 are named Cooley.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Location or Geographical Feature
Related and similar surnames
CoolidgeCoolley
Coeley
Coolly
Cooleys
Coolie
Coelley
Coely
Coollie
Cooli
Coelly
Coolies
Coolay
Cooloey
Cooleya
Coellie
Coolis
Coolew
Coeli
Coolee
Coolea
The Cooley surname in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
COOLEY. Probably a corruption of Cowley. The ancestors of the Duke of Wellington, prior to their assumption of the name of Wesley or Wellesley, wrote their name indifferently Colley, Cowley, and Cooley. Times, 15 Sept., 1S52. So Cooper was anciently Cowper.