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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

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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.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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