Cooly: Surname History and Family Crest

Anyone researching Cooly should also look under Cooley.

Surname dictionaries give the meaning as “Son of the devotee of St Mochuille”. Cooly drops the “e” of Cooley, a simplification that clerks often made.

Arms associated with the name

Arms linked to Cooley and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. Names that sound alike, such as Coley, are easily confused in old records.

Want more than a summary? See the Cooly family name pack.