Turley

English

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac Toirdealbhaigh (“son of Toirdealbhach”), a personal name composed of the elements Tor (“Thor”) + dealbhach (“-like, in the shape of”). Compare McCurley.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɜ(ɹ)li/

Proper noun

Turley (plural Turleys)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Turley is the 3398^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 10524 individuals. Turley is most common among White (88.71%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Turley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• truely