Varley

Varley is a surname. The surname is either an English surname of Norman origin or an Irish surname of Gaelic origin. The Varley surname arrived into England from the original French de Verley during the Norman conquest of England in 1066. As an Irish surname, it is a Connacht name, found particularly in the counties of Mayo and Galway, one translation thought to be Mac an Bhearshúiligh or Mac Giolla Bhearshúiligh (literally "son of the sharp eyed man").^[1] The name was Anglicised variously as Varely, Varily, Varley, Varrilly, Varrelly, etc.

• Beatrice Varley (1896–1964), British actress
• C. F. Varley (1828–1883), British electrical engineer
• Cornelius Varley (1781–1873), English artist
• Damien Varley (b. 1983), Rugby Union player for Munster Rugby
• Darren Varley (1973–1999), Canadian manslaughter victim
• Eric Varley (1932–2008), English politician
• Fleetwood Varley (1862–1936), British sport shooter
• Frank Bradley Varley (1885–1929), English politician
• Frederick Horsman Varley (1881–1969), Canadian artist
• H. Paul Varley, American academic
• Harry Varley (1867–1915), English rugby union footballer
• Isobel Varley (b. 1937), British Guinness Book of World Records recognised tattooed senior
• John Varley (disambiguation), several people of that name
• Lynn Varley, American comic colourist
• Natalya Varley (b. 1947), Russian film and theatre actress
• Paul Varley (b. 1949), English musician
• Sarah-Jane Varley, British actress
• Susan Varley (b. 1961), British children's book illustrator
• William Varley (1880–1968), American Olympic rower

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