Researching Christopher Carley
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 671 people with the Carley surname? In that year Carley was ranked number 2909 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Christopher means "Christ-bearer" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Christopher Carley on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Christopher Carley and the Carley Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Carley Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Carley family tree.
Investigate Parish Records for Christopher Carley at Find My Past.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 857 people with the Carley surname in the UK? Carley is now ranked number 3235 for popularity in the UK. |
Carley Family History Databases
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Carley Forums
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Study the Ellis Island Database for information on Christopher Carley. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Christopher Carley
Christopher Carley
Christopher Murphy Carley (born May 31, 1978) is an American actor who is sometimes credited as Chris Carley.
Carley was born in Suffern, New York to Elizabeth and Gerard Carley and grew up in Pearl River. He has two sisters, Cara and Sarah, and graduated from Pearl River High School in 1996.
Carley made his acting debut on Broadway in the 1998 production of The Beauty Queen of Leenane taking over the role of Ray. He also played "Second Bellboy" in Once in a Lifetime.
He has appeared in such television series as House M.D., Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, The Sopranos, and Veronica Mars. He also played a small role in the film Lions for Lambs. In 2008 he starred with Clint Eastwood in the film Gran Torino.
In 2018, Chris Carley is currently featured in a TD Ameritrade commercial playing pool with the TD Ameritrade representative.In 2019 appeared in an episode of Blue Bloods.
Source: Christopher Carley, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Carley
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
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