Nunley History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Early Origins of the Nunley family

The surname Nunley was first found in Lancashire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the 13th century when they held a family seat in east Lancashire.

Early History of the Nunley family

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Nunley Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Nunnerly, Nunnally, Nunneley, Nunally, Nunaly and others.

Nunley Ranking

In the United States, the name Nunley is the 4,042^nd most popular surname with an estimated 7,461 people with that name. [1]

 Nunley migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were: 

Nunley Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

• Edith Nunley, aged 19, who immigrated to the United States from London, in 1892
• Mrs. Nunley, aged 37, who settled in America, in 1895
• Sarah Nunley, aged 17, who immigrated to the United States, in 1895
• Wm. Nunley, aged 41, who settled in America, in 1895

Nunley Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

• Harry Nunley, aged 21, who landed in America, in 1912
• Robert Nunley, aged 35, who landed in America, in 1922

Contemporary Notables of the name Nunley (post 1700) +

• Jody Jeremy Nunley (1971-2018), American football defensive tackle for the Houston Oilers (1994-1995) and the Carolina Panthers (1995-1996)
• Thomas Nunley, American politician, Candidate for New York State Senate 17th District, 1950 [2]
• Cynthia Nunley, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wyoming, 1980, 1996, 2008; Member of Democratic National Committee from Wyoming, 2008 [2]
• Jody Jeremy Nunley (b. 1971), former American NFL football defensive tackle who played from 1994 to 1996
• William Nunley, American amusement park entrepreneur who founded Nunley’s Happyland, an amusement park in the hamlet of Bethpage on Long Island, New York which operated from 1939 to 1995
• Troy Lynne Nunley (b. 1964), American jurist, Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California (2013)
• Frank Hembre Nunley (b. 1945), American NFL football player for the San Francisco 49ers from 1967 to 1976
• Charlene R. Nunley Ph.D. (b. 1950), American academic, the first woman to become president of Montgomery College, Maryland (1998-2007)
• Royce Asher Nunley (b. 1976), American singer, lead vocals in Blueprint 76, a Detroit pop punk group
• Harold Nunley (1912-2005), English cricketer