Farley (name)
Farley is a family name and a given name. The patronymic surname is an anglicised form of the Irish patronyms Ó Faircheallaigh, which means "descendant of Faircheallaigh", whose name means "super war", and Ó Fearghail, which means "descendant of Fearghail", whose name means "man of valor". The toponymic surname comes from places with toponyms deriving from the Old English fearn, which means "fern", and leah, which means "woodland clearing".
People with the family name
In public service
- Abraham Farley, English official, Chamberlain of the Exchequer
- Albert Farley Heard, American diplomat, co-founder of HSBC
- Allen Farley, American politician, Alabama House of Representatives
- Bruce A. Farley, American politician, Illinois House of Representatives
- Ephraim Wilder Farley, American politician, U.S. House of Representatives
- Sir Edwin Wood Thorp Farley, English politician, Mayor of Dover, Kent
- Florence Saunders Farley, American politician, Mayor of Petersburg, Virginia
- Frances Farley, American politician, Utah State Senate
- Frank S. Farley, American politician, New Jersey State Senate
- Hugh Farley, American politician, New York State Senate
- James Aloysius Farley, American politician, U.S. Postmaster General
- James Indus Farley, American politician, U.S. House of Representatives
- James Lewis Farley, Irish diplomat, Consul for the Ottoman Empire
- James T. Farley, American politician, U.S. Senate
- John Farley (pilot), English aviator, Order of the British Empire
- John H. Farley, American politician, Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio
- John J. Farley III, American judge, U.S. Court of Appeals
- Joseph F. Farley, American admiral, Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard
- Kai G. Farley, Liberian politician, Superintendent of Grand Gedeh
- Leo J. Farley, American politician, Mayor of Lowell, Massachusetts
- Louis Farley, American politician, Mayor of Marlborough, Massachusetts
- Michael F. Farley, American politician, U.S. House of Representatives
- Nancy Farley Wood, American physicist, Manhattan Project, NASA
- Patricia Farley, American politician, Nevada State Senate
- Reginald Farley, Barbadian politician, President of the Senate of Barbados
- Reuben Farley, English politician, Mayor of West Bromwich, Sandwell
- Rick Farley, Australian politician, Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation
- Rusty Farley, American politician, Oklahoma House of Representatives
- Steve Farley, American politician, Arizona State Senate
- Thomas Farley (physician), American doctor, New York City Health Commissioner
- Thomas T. Farley, American politician, Colorado House of Representatives
- Tricia Farley-Bouvier, American politician, Massachusetts House of Representatives
- William Wallace Farley, American politician, Chair of the New York State Democratic Committee
- William Farley (Medal of Honor), American sailor, Union Navy, Medal of Honor
Miscellaneous
- Alec Farley, English footballer, English Football League
- Andy Farley, hard house disc jockey
- Caleb Farley, American footballer, National Football League
- Carole Farley, American soprano, New York Metropolitan Opera
- Charles Farley, English actor, Covent Garden Theatre
- Chris Farley, American comedian, Saturday Night Live
- Christopher John Farley, American journalist, The Wall Street Journal
- David Farley, American journalist, The Wall Street Journal
- Dick Farley, American footballer, College Football Hall of Fame
- Donald T. Farley, American professor, Cornell University
- Francis Farley, English physicist, Fellow of the Royal Society
- Harriet Farley, American abolitionist, Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society
- Homa Vafaie Farley, Iranian-born potter and ceramist
- James Farley (actor), American actor, Desert Law, The King of Kings
- Jim Farley (businessman), American businessman, CEO of the Ford Motor Company
- Jennifer Farley, American actress known as JWoww, Jersey Shore
- Jerry Farley, American professor, President of Washburn University
- John Murphy Farley, American cardinal, Archbishop of New York
- John P. Farley, American actor, Second City Theatre
- John W. Farley, American professor, University of Nevada
- Katherine Farley, American architect, Managing Director of Tishman Speyer
- Kenneth Farley, American professor, California Institute of Technology
- Kevin Farley, American actor, Second City Theatre
- Lawrence Farley, American baseball player, Major League Baseball
- Lilias Farley, Canadian painter, Canadian Centennial Medal
- Margaret A. Farley, American professor, Yale University
- Marianne Farley, Canadian actress, This Life, Imaginaerum
- Miriam S. Farley, American political scientist and editor
- Morgan Farley, American actor, Mercury Theatre on the Air
- Matthias Farley, American footballer, National Football League
- Paul Farley, English professor, Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
- Patrick Farley, American designer, pioneer of webcomics
- Roland Bo Farley, American footballer, East Carolina Pirates
- Silas Farley, American dancer, New York City Ballet
- Terri Farley, American author, The Phantom Stallion
- Thomas W. Farley, American financier, CEO of the New York Stock Exchange
- Tim Farley, American programmer, James Randi Educational Foundation
- Walter Farley, American author, The Black Stallion, The Black Stallion Returns
- William F. Farley, American financier, co-owner of Chicago White Sox
People with the given name
- Farley Drew Caminetti, American criminal, Caminetti v. United States
- Farley Flex, British musician, Canadian Idol
- Farley Granger, American actor, Strangers on a Train
- Farley Katz, American humorist, The New Yorker
- Jesse Farley Dyer, American marine, Medal of Honor
- John Farley Leith, English politician, Member of Parliament
- Farley Moody, American footballer, Alabama Crimson Tide
- Farley Mowat, Canadian novelist, Order of Canada
- Farley Norman, American professor, Western Kentucky University
- Farley Vieira Rosa, Brazilian footballer, Israeli Premier League
- Farley Santos, American politician from Connecticut
- Sir John Farley Spry, English judge, Chief Justice of Gibraltar
- Farley Keith Williams, American musician, Trax Records
Farley family of England
- Farley family, family of news media pioneers