# Haley (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/haley/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Old English, variant of Hayley, a common spelling variant of Hayley.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 37,858 |
| US rank (2010) | 917 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 8,155 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.9% (36,433 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Variant of Hayley, from Old English. Literally, “hay field”

## Who carries it

Share of people named Haley in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 81% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 13% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 2.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Haley in the United States, Mali and Australia.

## People named Haley

- Nikki Haley, American politician and diplomat (born 1972)
- Bill Haley, American rock and roll music pioneer (1925–1981)
- Alex Haley, American biographer, screenwriter, and novelist (1921–1992)
- Jackie Earle Haley, American actor
- Jack Haley, American stage, radio and film actor (1898–1979)
- Haley Paige, American pornographic actress (1981-2007)
- Jack Haley, American basketball player (1964–2015)
- Jay Haley, American psychotherapist (1923-2007)
- Brian Haley, American actor and comedian
- Jack Haley Jr., American director, producer, and writer (1933-2001)
- Charles Haley, American football player
- Cas Haley, American musician

and 2 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Hall, Hale, Hail, Holley, Healy, Hawley, Healey, Hailey, Haile, Halley, Howley, Hooley.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.