Holley (surname)

Holley is an English surname. It is either locational, ultimately derived an Old English hol lēah "[dwelling by] the clearing by the hollow", or descriptive, from hol-ēage "hollow-eyed".

Notable people with the surname include:


 * Addison Holley (born 2000), Canadian actress
 * Adolfo Holley (1833-1914), Chilean general
 * Alan Holley (born 1954), Australian composer and musician
 * Alexander H. Holley (1804–1887), American politician
 * Alexander Lyman Holley (1832–1882), mechanical engineer
 * Charles Hardin Holley, real name of singer Buddy Holly (1936–1959)
 * Bernard Holley (1940–2021), British actor
 * Candice Holley (born 1981), American basketball player
 * Christopher Michael Holley (born 1971), American actor
 * Claire Holley, American singer-songwriter
 * Dorian Holley (born 1956), American musician, backing singer and a vocal coach
 * George Holley (1885–1942), England international footballer
 * Heather Holley, American producer, songwriter, singer, composer, pianist, and Pro Tools engineer
 * Horace Holley (minister) (1781–1827), Unitarian minister and president of Transylvania University
 * Horace Holley (Baháʼí) (1887–1960), prominent follower of the Bahá'í Faith
 * James W. Holley III (1926–2012), American politician
 * Jesse Holley (born 1984), American professional football player
 * John Holley (poker player), American professional poker player with 9 Circuit rings
 * John M. Holley (1802–1848), American politician
 * Kerrie Holley, American software architect
 * Lonnie Holley (born 1950), American artist
 * Martin Holley (born 1954), American Roman Catholic bishop
 * Marietta Holley (1836–1926), American humorist
 * Mary Austin Holley (1784–1846), American historical writer
 * Michael Holley (born 1970), American sports commentator
 * Myron Holley (1779–1841), American politician
 * Orville L. Holley (1791–1861), American politician
 * Ralph Holley (born 1999), American football player
 * Robert Holley (disambiguation), several people
 * Sallie Holley (1818–1893), American educator and anti-slavery activist
 * Sam Holley, American baseball umpire
 * Steve Holley (born 1953), English rock drummer
 * Yvonne Lewis Holley (born 1952), American politician