Researching Ray Corley
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 457 people with the Corley surname? In that year Corley was ranked number 3122 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Ray means "kingly" and is of French origin.
Records of Ray Corley on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Ray Corley and the Corley Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 798 people with the Corley surname in the UK? Corley is now ranked number 3292 for popularity in the UK. |
Corley Family Tree Databases
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Some Famous People called Ray Corley
Ray Corley
Raymond Charles Corley (January 1, 1928 – February 5, 2007) was an American professional basketball player. Corley was selected in the fifth round of the 1949 BAA Draft by the Providence Steamrollers after a collegiate career at Georgetown. He played for the Syracuse Nationals, Baltimore Bullets, Tri-Cities Blackhawks and Fort Wayne Pistons in his three-season NBA career. Ray is sometimes listed as the brother of fellow basketball player Ken Corley, but they were from different families, with Ken being from Oklahoma and Ray from New York City.
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Other names that sound a bit like Corley
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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