Marley (surname)

Marley (surname)

Marley is the anglicized form of an Irish family name in County Mayo and County Limerick; the original Irish Gaelic version is O'Mearlaigh. The name should not be confused with a Northumbrian family of the name Marley that settled in Ireland in the 17th century.


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