Cognomen Dawley (道利 
, Dawley 
, داولى) , in the entire world, is quite a rare last name. The last name Dawley is habitual in the United States, where it is a rare surname, Canada, and New Zealand. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in the United States, China, and Canada. Also, Dawley is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Dawley | United Kingdom, United States, Colombia, Canada, Egypt |
| henry dawley English politician, of Lainston House, Sparsholt, Hampshire (c.1646-c.1703) (b. 1646) |
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| leila imogen dawley (4 Apr 1813 - 6 Nov 1906) (b. 1813) |
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| elisha dawley (b. 1815) |
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j. searle dawley American director and screenwriter (1877-1949), US (b. 1877) |
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ernest j. dawley United States Army Major general (1886–1973), US (b. 1886) |
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| cordelia coffman dawley American suffragist, US (b. 1870) |
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| herbert m. dawley American actor, film producer and screenwriter (1880-1970), US (b. 1880) |
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bill dawley American baseball player, US (b. 1958) |
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sharon dawley American college basketball coach (b. 1961) |
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| powel mills dawley (b. 1907) |
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| fred dawley American football player (1921-1994), US (b. 1921) |
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george l. dawley politician in Massachusetts, US, US |
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jessica dawley American poker player, US (b. 1983) |
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| garth dawley Canadian journalist, CA (b. 1933) |
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| alan dawley American historian, US (b. 1943) |
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