Hurley.
A surname from Irish, an anglicization of Ó hUirthile or Ó Comáin.
Meaning & usage
A surname from Irish, an anglicization of Ó hUirthile or Ó Comáin.
An Irish surname, a variant of Herlihy.
An English surname from Old English, a variant of Harley.
A locale in England. Probably from Old English hyrne (“corner, hirn”) + lēah (“woodland; clearing”). A village and civil parish in Windsor and Maidenhead borough, Berkshire (OS grid ref SU8283).
A locale in England. Probably from Old English hyrne (“corner, hirn”) + lēah (“woodland; clearing”). A village in Kingsbury parish, North Warwickshire district, Warwickshire (OS grid ref SP2495).
A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Cherokee County, Alabama; named for early settler Edmund Hurley.
A locale in the United States: A census-designated place in Jackson County, Mississippi.
A locale in the United States: A minor city in Stone County, Missouri.
A locale in the United States: A town in Grant County, New Mexico.
A locale in the United States: A town and census-designated place therein, in Ulster County, New York; likely named for the village in Berkshire.
A locale in the United States: A minor city in Turner County, South Dakota; named for railroad engineer R. E. Hurley.
A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Buchanan County, Virginia; probably named for early settler Samuel Robert Hurley.
A locale in the United States: A city, the county seat of Iron County, Wisconsin; named for attorney M. A. Hurley.
Where this word comes from
From Old English hyrne (“corner”) + lēah (“woodland clearing”).
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