Is Morley an Irish name

Answer 1

Morley has its origins in England, where there were no fewer than two locations bearing that name at the time of the Norman invasion, and which were listed in William the Conqueror's Domesday Book. There are many Gaelic names that are pronounced similar to Morley, eg.,

Morleigh,

Muirly,

etc., and were often Anglicized either in Ireland, or upon entry into the United States. In addition, surely some original Morleys

emigrated to Ireland and intermarried, but their

descendants generations later forgot, or simply denied, that their name originated in England.