Hurley (surname) explained

Hurley is an English and Irish surname. It is most often a habitational name derived from Old English hyrne 'corner' plus leah 'woodland clearing'.^[1] In Ireland it may be an Anglicized form of the Gaelic Ó hUrthuile 'descendant of Urthuile.^[2]

People with the surname

• Alexander Hurley (1871–1913), British performer
• Andrew Hurley (academic), English translator of Spanish literature
• Andrew Michael Hurley (born 1975), English novelist
• Andy Hurley (born 1980), American drummer
• Annette Hurley (born 1955), Australian Senator
• Billy Hurley III (born 1982) American professional golfer
• An American family involved with basketball:
  • Bob Hurley (born 1947), high school coach and Hall of Famer
  • His older son Bobby Hurley (born 1971), former player and current coach
  • His younger son Dan Hurley (born 1973), former player and current coach
• Bruce Hurley (1934–2020), American politician
• Chad Hurley (born 1977), American businessman
• Charles Hurley (disambiguation), multiple people
• Chris Hurley (footballer) (born 1943), English former footballer
• Chris Hurley (police officer), Queensland police officer involved in the 2004 Palm Island death in custody
• Clyde Hurley (1916–1963), American Big Band Era musician
• David Hurley (born 1953) Retired Australian General and Governor of New South Wales, Governor-general of Australia
• David Hurley (singer) (born 1962), English countertenor and member of the King's Singers
• Denis Hurley (disambiguation), multiple people
• Dick Hurley (1847–aft. 1916), American baseball player
• Douglas G. Hurley (born 1966), NASA astronaut
• Eddie Hurley (1908–1969), American baseball umpire
• Elizabeth Hurley (born 1965), British model and actress
• Eric Hurley (born 1985), professional baseball pitcher
• Evelyn Hurley (born 1915), American nun and educator
• Francis Thomas Hurley (1927–2016), American Roman Catholic archbishop
• Francis X. Hurley (1903–1976), American politician
• Frank Hurley (1885–1962), Australian photographer, member of Ernest Shackleton's exploration team
• Frank Hurley (rugby league), Australian rugby league footballer of the 1930s, and 1940s
• George Hurley (born 1958), drummer for The Minutemen, and Firehose
• Graham Hurley (born 1946), novelist
• James Francis Hurley (born c. 1966), English murderer
• Colonel John Hurley (fl. 1694), Jacobite and Rapparee
• Joseph L. Hurley (1898–1956), American politician
• Kameron Hurley, American science fiction/fantasy writer and Hugo Award winner
• Luke Hurley (born 1957), New Zealand songwriter
• Marcus Hurley (1883–1941), American cyclist
• Mark Joseph Hurley (1919–2001), American Roman Catholic bishop
• Marty Hurley (1946–2011), American marching band musician
• Michael Hurley (disambiguation), multiple people
• Myke Hurley, British podcaster
• Patrick J. Hurley (1883–1963), American soldier, statesman and diplomat
• Patrick Hurley
• Paul Hurley (born 1946), former American ice hockey player
• Peter Hurley, Australian Broadcasting Corporation board member
• Rosalind Hurley (1929–2004), knighted for service to medicine, science and law
• Ryan Hurley (born 1975), former West Indian cricketer
• Steven Hurley (born 1962), American music producer and DJ
• Ted Hurley (born 1945), Irish mathematician
• Tonya Hurley, American writer and director
• William Hurley (disambiguation), multiple people

See also

• Hurly, given name and surname
• O'Hurley (surname)
• O'Herlihy (surname)

External links

• Surname History: Hurley – Irish Times

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hurley Name Meaning & Hurley Family History at Ancestry.com® . 2023-06-01 . www.ancestry.com.
2. Web site: Woulfe . Patrick . 1923 . Ó hUrthuile - Irish Names and Surnames . 2023-06-01 . www.libraryireland.com.