Hurley (surname)
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The surname Hurley has become the English version of at least three distinct original Irish names: the Ó hUirthile, part of the Dál gCais
tribal group, based in Clare
and North Tipperary
; the Ó Muirthile, based around Kilbrittain
in west Cork
; and the Ó hIarlatha, from the district of Ballyvourney
, also in Cork, whose name is more usually anglicised "(O')Herlihy". The principal concentrations of Hurleys are today found in counties Tipperary and Limerick
, where they spread from the original Dalcassian homeland, and in Cork. An interesting example of the pseudo-translation of surnames is found in Clare, where some whose name was originally Hurley have now adopted the surname "Commane", since the Irish for the hurley-stick used in the sport of hurling is camán while the name Commane does not originating from that source.
Dál gCais
The Dál gCais were a dynastic group of related septs located in north Munster who rose to political prominence in the 10th century AD in Ireland. They claimed descent from Cormac Cas, or Cas mac Conall Echlúath, hence the term "Dál", meaning "portion" or "share" of Cas...
tribal group, based in Clare
County Clare
-History:There was a Neolithic civilisation in the Clare area — the name of the peoples is unknown, but the Prehistoric peoples left evidence behind in the form of ancient dolmen; single-chamber megalithic tombs, usually consisting of three or more upright stones...
and North Tipperary
County Tipperary
County Tipperary is a county of Ireland. It is located in the province of Munster and is named after the town of Tipperary. The area of the county does not have a single local authority; local government is split between two authorities. In North Tipperary, part of the Mid-West Region, local...
; the Ó Muirthile, based around Kilbrittain
Kilbrittain
Kilbrittain or Killbrittain is the name of a village, townland and parish in County Cork, Ireland. The village lies about southwest of Bandon, and near Clonakilty and Kinsale. The coastal route around the edge of the parish is the R600...
in west Cork
County Cork
County Cork is a county in Ireland. It is located in the South-West Region and is also part of the province of Munster. It is named after the city of Cork . Cork County Council is the local authority for the county...
; and the Ó hIarlatha, from the district of Ballyvourney
Ballyvourney
Baile Bhuirne , anglicised as Ballyvourney is a Gaeltacht village in south-west County Cork, Ireland. It is a civil parish in the barony of Muskerry West and is also one half of the Ecclesiastical parish of Baile Bhuirne agus Cúil Aodha in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cloyne-Location and...
, also in Cork, whose name is more usually anglicised "(O')Herlihy". The principal concentrations of Hurleys are today found in counties Tipperary and Limerick
County Limerick
It is thought that humans had established themselves in the Lough Gur area of the county as early as 3000 BC, while megalithic remains found at Duntryleague date back further to 3500 BC...
, where they spread from the original Dalcassian homeland, and in Cork. An interesting example of the pseudo-translation of surnames is found in Clare, where some whose name was originally Hurley have now adopted the surname "Commane", since the Irish for the hurley-stick used in the sport of hurling is camán while the name Commane does not originating from that source.
People with the surname
- Alexander HurleyAlexander HurleyAlexander Hurley was best known for being Marie Lloyd's second husband, though he was also a successful and talented performer in his own right....
(1871–1913), English performer - Andy HurleyAndy HurleyAndrew John Hurley is an American musician and drummer. He is best known as a member of the Chicago-based rock band Fall Out Boy. Prior to Fall Out Boy, Hurley played in several different bands. He is currently the drummer in the heavy metal supergroup The Damned Things with Fall Out Boy guitarist...
(born 1980), American drummer - Annette HurleyAnnette HurleyAnnette Kay Hurley is an Australian politician. Elected at the 2004 federal election, she has been a Labor member of the Australian Senate since July 2005, representing the state of South Australia...
(born 1955), Australian Senator - An American family involved with basketball:
- Bob HurleyBob HurleyRobert Matthew "Bob" Hurley, Sr. is the basketball coach at St. Anthony High School in Jersey City, New Jersey. Hurley has amassed 26 state championships and more than 1000 wins in 39 years as a coach, creating a national powerhouse despite substandard facilities and financial limitations...
(born 1947), high school coach and Hall of Famer - His older son Bobby HurleyBobby HurleyRobert Matthew 'Bobby' Hurley is an American former basketball player and currently an assistant coach at Wagner College.-Biography:...
(born 1971), former player and current coach - His younger son Dan HurleyDan HurleyDan Hurley is the head basketball coach at Wagner College in Staten Island, NY, which is an NCAA Division I program in the Northeast Conference. He was named head coach in 2010 after a standout career as head coach of Saint Benedict's Preparatory School, where he built the New Jersey school into...
(born c. 1973), former player and current coach
- Bob Hurley
- Chad HurleyChad HurleyChad Meredith Hurley is an American co-founder and former Chief Executive Officer of the popular video sharing website YouTube. In June 2006, he was voted 28th on Business 2.0's "50 People Who Matter Now" list...
(born 1976), American businessman - Charles F. HurleyCharles F. HurleyCharles Francis Hurley was the 54th Governor of the U.S. state of Massachusetts.1937-1939Governor Charles Hurley's administration increased the regulation of labor practices and emphasized individual rights. Hurley was born and raised in Cambridge, Massachusetts...
(1893–1946), Massachusetts governor - Charlie HurleyCharlie HurleyCharles John Hurley born 4 October 1936) was a centre back. He began his career at Millwall, where his term at The Den was disrupted by injury which certainly delayed his debut on the international stage. Hurley is best remembered from his time at Sunderland, where he was named the Black Cats'...
(born 1936), Irish footballer - Charlie Hurley (IRA)Charlie Hurley (IRA)Charles "Charlie" Hurley ; born in the village of Kilbrittain, he was Officer Commanding of the 3rd Cork Brigade of the Irish Republican Army during the Irish War of Independence . In his adolescence Hurley became a clerk working for the government. In 1905 he was offered a promotion and a...
(died 1921), Irish soldier - Chris Hurley, a police officer in the Queensland police force
- Clyde HurleyClyde HurleyClyde Hurley was a trumpeter during the big band era. He was born in Fort Worth, Texas. Scott Yanow describes Hurley as "a trumpeter with a fat tone and a hard-driving style". He died in Fort Worth....
(1916–1963), American Big Band Era musician - David Hurley, English countertenor (singer), member of the King's SingersKing's SingersThe King's Singers is a British a cappella vocal ensemble who celebrated their 40th anniversary in 2008. Their name recalls King's College in Cambridge, England, where the group was formed by six choral scholars in 1968. In the United Kingdom, their popularity peaked in the 1970s and early 1980s...
- Denis Hurley (bishop) (1915–2004), South African Catholic Archbishop
- Denis M. HurleyDenis M. HurleyDenis M. Hurley was a United States Representative from New York, 1895-1899.Hurley, a Brooklynite, was born in Ireland....
(1843–1899), Irish-American politician - Douglas G. HurleyDouglas G. HurleyDouglas Gerald Hurley is an engineer and NASA astronaut. He piloted Space Shuttle mission STS-127, which launched July 15, 2009. He was assigned and flew as pilot for STS-135, the final flight of the Space Shuttle program, in July 2011...
(born 1966), NASA astronaut - Eddie HurleyEddie HurleyEdwin Henry "Eddie" Hurley was a professional baseball umpire who worked in the American League from 1947 to 1965. Hurley umpired 2,824 major league games in his 20 year career. He umpired in four World Series and three All-Star Games . -External links:*...
(1908-1969), American baseball umpire - Elizabeth HurleyElizabeth HurleyElizabeth Jane Hurley is an English model and actress who became known as a girlfriend of Hugh Grant in the 1990s. In 1994, as Grant became the focus of worldwide media attention due to the global box office success of his film Four Weddings and a Funeral, Hurley accompanied him to the film's Los...
(born 1965), English model and actress - Eric A. Hurley (born 1969), Academic psychologist and author, on the faculty at Pomona college
- Eric HurleyEric HurleyEric William Hurley is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent.-Career:Hurley attended Samuel W...
(born 1985), professional baseball pitcher - Frank HurleyFrank HurleyJames Francis "Frank" Hurley, OBE was an Australian photographer and adventurer. He participated in a number of expeditions to Antarctica and served as an official photographer with Australian forces during both world wars.His artistic style produced many memorable images but he also used staged...
(1885–1962), Australian photographer, member of Ernest Shackleton's exploration team - George HurleyGeorge HurleyGeorge Hurley is a drummer noted for his work with The Minutemen and fIREHOSE.Even though he went to the same high school as D. Boon and Mike Watt he did not meet them until around 1978. That same year, Hurley formed The Reactionaries with Boon, Watt, and Martin Tamburovich...
(born 1958), drummer for The Minutemen and fIREHOSE - James Francis HurleyJames Francis HurleyJames Francis Hurley is an English convicted murderer and long-term fugitive from justice.Hurley was involved in an armed robbery in the town of Hemel Hempstead on 14 April 1988. During the robbery, he shot and killed police constable Frank Mason of the Hertfordshire Police...
(born c. 1966), English murderer - Joseph L. HurleyJoseph L. HurleyJoseph Leo Hurley was an American Democratic politician who served as Lieutenant Governor for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts from 1935 to 1937. Hurley was from Fall River, Massachusetts. He was of Irish descent....
(1898–1956), American politician - Luke HurleyLuke HurleyLuke Hurley is an independent New Zealand guitarist and singer-songwriter, who works mostly outside the confines of the music industry. He was born in Kenya, and later moved with his family to Gore in Southland, New Zealand when aged 12...
(born 1957), New Zealand songwriter - Marcus HurleyMarcus HurleyMarcus Latimer Hurley was an American cyclist who competed in the early twentieth century. He specialized in sprint cycling and won 4 gold medals in Cycling at the 1904 Summer Olympics and a bronze medal in the 2 mile race.-Biography:He was born on December 22, 1883...
(1883–1941), American cyclist - Marty HurleyMarty HurleyMarty Hurley was an American percussionist, teacher, composer, and clinician. He is best known for his work in the areas of marching percussion, rudimental drumming, drum & bugle corps, and marching band.-Instruction:...
, American marching band musician - Michael Hurley (musician) (born 1941), American singer and musician
- Michael Hurley (footballer) (born 1 June 1990), Australian rules footballAustralian rules footballAustralian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er - Patrick J. HurleyPatrick J. HurleyPatrick Jay Hurley was an American soldier, statesman, and diplomat....
(1883–1963), American soldier, statesman and diplomat - Paul HurleyPaul HurleyPaul Michael Hurley is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 311 games in the World Hockey Association and 1 game in the National Hockey League between 1969 and 1977. He played for the Boston Bruins, New England Whalers, Edmonton Oilers, and Calgary Cowboys...
(born 1946), former American ice hockey player - Peter HurleyPeter HurleyPeter Hurley is the President of the South Australian branch of the Australian Hotels Association and on the board of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.-Notes:...
, Australian Broadcasting Corporation Board Member - Rosalind HurleyRosalind HurleyDame Rosalinde Hurley, Mrs. Gortvai, DBE, FRC, FRCPath, FRCOG was knighted by the British government for her services to medicine, science and law.She was:...
(1929–2004), knighted for service to medicine, science and law - Ryan HurleyRyan HurleyRyan O'Neal Hurley is a former West Indian cricketer who played nine ODIs in 2003–04. He made his ODI debut in May 2003 against Australia where he took 1 for 57 and was run out without facing a ball....
(born 1975), former West Indian cricketer - Sean HurleySean HurleySean Hurley was an Irish Sinologist who spent the years 1905 to 1915 in China. He was the first known Irishman to hold a Chinese passport.-China:...
(1897–1961), Irish Sinologist - Steven HurleySteven HurleySteve "Silk" Hurley is an American club DJ, pioneering house-music producer, songwriter, and four time Grammy Award-nominee...
(born 1962), American music producer and DJ - Tonya HurleyTonya HurleyTonya Hurley is an American writer and director in film, television, live performance, interactive media and the New York Times bestselling author of the book series ghostgirl...
, American writer and director - William Hurley (carpenter), English carpenter (known works 1319–1354)
- William H. "Dick" Hurley (1847–Aft.1916), former American baseball player
- William J. Hurley, American Thoroughbred horse trainer (1910s–1930s)