Morley (name)

Morley is both a surname and a given name. The name is toponymic, derived from several places in the United Kingdom —from the Old English words "mor" ("marsh"), and "le-ah" ("a clearing in the woods").^[1][2] Notable people with the name include:

Surname

• Aaron Morley (born 2000), English footballer
• Ada McPherson Morley (1852–1917), American suffragist and activist
• Adrian Morley (born 1977), English rugby league footballer
• Angela Morley (1924–2009), English composer and conductor
• Beric Morley (1943–2015), British architectural historian
• Bert Morley (1882–1957), English international footballer
• Bill Morley (baseball) (1890–1985), Major League Baseball second baseman
• Bill Morley (1876–1932), American football player
• Clarence Morley (1869–1948), American politician, 24th governor of Colorado, member of the Ku Klux Klan
• Christopher Morley (1890–1957), American writer and editor
• Christopher Morley (actor) (1951–2023), American actor
• Dave Morley (born 1977), English footballer
• David Morley (disambiguation)
• Ebenezer Cobb Morley (1831–1924), Football Association pioneer
• Edith Morley (1875–1964), English literary scholar
• Edward W. Morley (1838–1923), American scientist
• Elizabeth Morley, 18th-century English silversmith
• Elliot Morley (born 1952), English politician
• Eric Morley (1918–2000), British founder of the Miss World pageant
• Fenton Morley (1912–1995), English Dean of Salisbury
• Felix Morley (1894–1982), American journalist
• Frank Morley (1860–1937), British mathematician
• Fred Morley (1850–1884), British cricketer
• Fred Morley (footballer) (1888–1970) in England and American Soccer League
• Frederick Morley (organist) (1850–1929) in Sydney, Australia
• George Morley (bishop) (1598–1684), English Anglican bishop
• Harry Morley (1881–1943), British artist
• Henry Morley (1822–1894), British writer
• Henry Morley (cricketer) (1785–1857), English cricketer
• Isaac Morley (1786–1865), American early member of the Latter Day Saints
• Ivan Morley (born 1966), American painter
• Jack Morley (1909–1972), Welsh rugby player
• Jefferson Morley (born 1958), American journalist and author
• John Morley, 1st Viscount Morley of Blackburn (1838–1923), Secretary of State for India
• John David Morley (1948–2018), English novelist
• Karen Morley (1909–2003), American actor and political activist
• Lawrence Morley (1920–2013), Canadian geophysicist
• Lewis Morley (1925–2013), English photographer
• Luke Morley (born 1960), English musician
• Malcolm Morley (artist) (1931–2018), British-American artist
• Michael D. Morley (1930–2020), American mathematician
• Nathan Morley (born 1974), British television journalist and host
• P. J. Morley (1931–2012), Irish politician
• Pat Morley (footballer) (born 1965), Irish footballer
• Pat Morley, drummer for Soul Asylum from 1983 to 1984
• Paul Morley (born 1957), British journalist of the music scene
• Peter Morley (filmmaker) (1924–2016), German-born British documentary filmmaker
• Robert Morley (1908–1992), British actor
• Ruth Morley (1925–1991), Austrian-born American costume designer
• Sam Morley (1932–2014), American football player
• Samuel Morley (disambiguation)
• Sean Morley (born 1971), Canadian wrestler
• Steve Morley (born 1981), Canadian football player
• Sylvanus Morley (1883–1948), American archaeologist
• Thomas Morley (1557 or 1558 – 1602), English composer
• Tony Morley (born 1954), English footballer
• Trevor Morley (born 1961), English football player
• William Morley (disambiguation)

Given name

• Morley Cowles Ballantine (1925–2009), American editor
• Morley Baer (1916–1995), American artist, photographer and teacher
• Morley Callaghan (1903–1990), Canadian novelist, short story writer, playwright and broadcaster
• Morley Griswold (1890–1951), American politician, 16th governor of Nevada
• Morley Kamen, also known as Morley (singer), American singer-songwriter
• Morley Muse, renewable energy engineer
• Morley Safer (1931–2016), Canadian news reporter
• Morley Shih (born 1950), Taiwanese lawyer
• Morley Robertson [ja] (モーリー・ロバートソン), American-Japanese television personality

See also

• Maury (name)