# Farley (name)

Farley is a family name and a given name. As an Irish patronymic surname, the Farley surname is an anglicised form of the Irish patronyms Ó Faircheallaigh ("descendant of Faircheallaigh", meaning "super war") and Ó Fearghail ("descendant of Fearghail", meaning "man of valor"). As a toponymic surname, Farley comes from places with the toponyms Farley, Farleigh, Fairlie or Fairley, deriving from the Old English fearn ("fern") and leah (“woodland clearing”).

## People with the family name
### In public service

* Abraham Farley (1712–1791), English official, Chamberlain of the Exchequer
* Albert Farley Heard (1833–1890), American diplomat, Founder of HSBC
* Allen Farley (born 1951), American politician, Alabama House of Representatives
* Bruce A. Farley (born 1943), American politician, Illinois House of Representatives
* Ephraim Wilder Farley (1817–1880), American politician, U.S. House of Representatives
* Sir Edwin Wood Thorp Farley (1864–1939), English politician, Mayor of Dover, Kent
* Frances Farley (1923–2004), American politician, Utah State Senate
* Frank S. Farley (1901–1977), American politician, New Jersey State Senate
* Graham Farley (1933–2019), Australian colonel, 1999 Queen's Birthday Honours (Australia)
* Hugh Farley (born 1932), American politician, New York State Senate
* James Aloysius Farley (1888–1976), American politician, U.S. Postmaster General
* James Indus Farley (1871–1948), American politician, U.S. House of Representatives
* James Lewis Farley (1823–1885), Irish diplomat, Consul for the Ottoman Empire
* James T. Farley (1829–1886), American politician, U.S. Senate
* Jesse Farley Dyer (1877–1955), American marine, Medal of Honor
* John Farley (1440–1490), English politician, MP for Gloucester (UK Parliament constituency)
* John Farley (pilot) (1933–2018), English aviator, Order of the British Empire
* John H. Farley (1846–1922), American politician, Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio
* John J. Farley III (born c. 1942), American judge, U.S. Court of Appeals
* Joseph F. Farley (1889–1974), American admiral, Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard
* Kai G. Farley (born 1973), Liberian politician, Superintendent of Grand Gedeh
* Leo J. Farley (1926–1984), American politician, Mayor of Lowell, Massachusetts
* Louis Farley (1860-1930), American politician, Mayor of Marlborough, Massachusetts
* Michael Farley (1719–1789), American politician, Massachusetts Provincial Congress
* Michael F. Farley (1863–1921), American politician, U.S. House of Representatives
* Nancy Farley Wood (1903–2003), American physicist, Manhattan Project, NASA
* Patricia Farley (born 1974), American politician, Nevada State Senate
* Reginald Farley (born 1961), Barbadian politician, President of the Senate of Barbados
* Reuben Farley (1826–1899), English politician, Mayor of West Bromwich, Sandwell
* Rick Farley (1952–2006), Australian politician, Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation
* Roy Farley (1923–1994), American colonel, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment
* Rusty Farley (1953–2011), American politician, Oklahoma House of Representatives
* Steve Farley (born 1962), American politician, Arizona State Senate
* Thomas Farley (physician) (born c. 1955), American doctor, New York City Health Commissioner
* Thomas T. Farley (1934–2010), American politician, Colorado House of Representatives
* Tricia Farley-Bouvier (born c. 1965), American politician, Massachusetts House of Representatives
* William Wallace Farley (1874–1952), American politician, Chair of the New York State Democratic Committee
* William Farley (Medal of Honor) (1835–1864), American sailor, Union Navy, Medal of Honor

### Miscellaneous

* Alec Farley (1925–2010), English footballer, English Football League
* Caleb Farley (born 1998), American footballer, National Football League
* Carole Farley (born c. 1955), American soprano, New York Metropolitan Opera
* Charles Farley (1771–1859), English actor, Covent Garden Theatre
* Chris Farley (1964–1997), American comedian, Saturday Night Live
* Christopher John Farley (born 1966), American journalist, The Wall Street Journal
* David Farley (born c. 1971), American journalist, The Wall Street Journal
* Dick Farley (born 1946), American footballer, College Football Hall of Fame
* Donald T. Farley (1933–2018), American professor, Cornell University
* Francis Farley (1920–2018), English physicist, Fellow of the Royal Society
* Harriet Farley (1812–1907), American abolitionist, Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society
* Homa Vafaie Farley, Iranian-born potter and ceramist
* James Farley (actor) (1882–1947), American actor, Desert Law, The King of Kings
* Jim Farley (businessman) (born 1962), American businessman, CEO of the Ford Motor Company
* Jennifer Farley (born 1986), American actress known as JWoww, Jersey Shore
* Jerry Farley (born 1946), American professor, President of Washburn University
* John Murphy Farley (1842–1918), American cardinal, Archbishop of New York
* John P. Farley (born 1968), American actor, Second City Theatre
* John W. Farley (1948-2022), American professor, University of Nevada
* Katherine Farley (born c. 1950), American architect, Managing Director of Tishman Speyer
* Kenneth Farley (born 1964), American professor, California Institute of Technology
* Kevin Farley (born 1965), American actor, Second City Theatre
* Lawrence Farley (1856–1910), American baseballer, Major League Baseball
* Lilias Farley (1907–1989), Canadian painter, Canadian Centennial Medal
* Margaret A. Farley (born 1935), American professor, Yale University
* Marianne Farley (born c. 1979), Canadian actress, This Life, Imaginaerum
* Miriam S. Farley (1907–1975), American political scientist and editor
* Morgan Farley (1898–1988), American actor, Mercury Theatre on the Air
* Matthias Farley (born 1992), American footballer, National Football League
* Paul Farley (born 1965), English professor, Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
* Patrick Farley (born c. 1978), American designer, pioneer of webcomics
* Roland Bo Farley (1907–1999), American footballer, East Carolina Pirates
* Silas Farley (born c. 1995), American dancer, New York City Ballet
* Terri Farley (born c. 1966), American author, The Phantom Stallion
* Thomas W. Farley (born 1975), American financier, CEO of the New York Stock Exchange
* Tim Farley (born 1962), American programmer, James Randi Educational Foundation
* Walter Farley (1915–1989), American author, The Black Stallion, The Black Stallion Returns
* William F. Farley (born 1942), American financier, Owner of Chicago White Sox

## People with the given name

* Farley Drew Caminetti (1886–1945), American criminal, Caminetti v. United States
* Farley Flex (born c. 1962), British musician, Canadian Idol
* Farley Granger (1925–2011), American actor, Strangers on a Train
* Farley Katz (born 1984), American humorist, The New Yorker
* John Farley Leith (1808–1887), English politician, Member of Parliament
* Farley Moody (1891–1918), American footballer, Alabama Crimson Tide
* Farley Mowat (1921–2014), Canadian novelist, Order of Canada
* Farley Norman (born 1961), American professor, Western Kentucky University
* Farley Vieira Rosa (born 1994), Brazilian footballer, Israeli Premier League
* Farley Santos, American politician from Connecticut
* Sir John Farley Spry (1910–1999), English judge, Chief Justice of Gibraltar
* Farley Keith Williams (born 1962), American musician, Trax Records

## Farley family of Somerset

* Farley family (18th century), English family of news media pioneers

## Senators Farley

* Senator Farley (disambiguation)

## Places with the name

* Farley (disambiguation)