Colley is a surname. In England it contained the root col from which is derived Cole . ^[1] It is also of Gambian origin.^{[ citation needed ]} Notable people with the surname include:

• Angela Colley (born 1964), Gambian politician
• Anne Colley (born 1951), Irish politician
• David Colley (born 1947), Australian cricketer
• Ebrima Colley (born 2000), Gambian footballer
• George Colley (1925–1983), Irish politician
• George Pomeroy Colley (1835–1881), British general
• Harold John Colley (1895–1918), British soldier
• Henry Colley, multiple people
• John Edward Colley (born 1948), original name of John Ford Coley, American pianist
• Joseph Colley (born 1999), Swedish footballer
• Kenneth Colley (1937–2025), British actor
• Kevin Colley (born 1979), American ice hockey player
• Lamin Colley (born 1993), Gambian footballer
• Linda Colley (born 1949), British historian
• Mariama Colley (born 1988), Gambian actress
• Michael Colley (1938–2013), American vice-admiral
• Omar Colley (born 1992), Gambian footballer
• Randy Colley (1950–2019), American wrestler
• Richard Colley, multiple people
• Robert Colley, multiple people
• Russell Colley (1897–1996), engineer, early spacesuit creator
• Samantha Colley (born 1987), British actress
• Samuel Colley (1807–1890), American politician
• Sarah Ophelia Colley Cannon or Minnie Pearl (1912–1996), American country comedian
• Saruba Colley (born 1989), Gambian sprinter
• Scott Colley (born 1963), American jazz double bassist and composer
• Susan Jane Colley (born 1959), American mathematician
• Thomas Colley, 18th century Sellack, Herefordshire gentry
• William Dixon Colley (1913–2001), Gambian journalist

See also

• Coles (surname)
• Coley (surname)
• Colle (disambiguation)
• Colles (disambiguation)
• Collie (disambiguation) (includes many people called Collie or Colly)
• Cowley (surname)

References

Surname list

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