Morley is both a surname and a given name. The name is toponymic, derived from several places in the United Kingdom —from the Old English words "mor" ("marsh"), and "le-ah" ("a clearing in the woods").^[1][2] Notable people with the name include:

Surname:

• Aaron Morley (born 2000), English footballer
• Ada McPherson Morley (1852-1917), American suffragist and activist
• Adrian Morley (born 1977), English rugby league footballer
• Angela Morley (1924–2009), English composer and conductor
• Beric Morley (1943–2015), British architectural historian
• Bert Morley (1882–1957), English international footballer
• Clarence Morley (1869–1948), American politician, 24th governor of Colorado, member of the Ku Klux Klan
• Christopher Morley (1890–1957), American writer and editor
• Christopher Morley (actor) (born 1951), American actor
• David Morley (paediatrician) (1923–2009), British paediatrician
• David Morley (footballer) (1977), Retired British Footballer
• Ebenezer Cobb Morley (1831–1924), English sportsman regarded as the father of the Football Association and modern football
• Edith Morley (1875–1964), English literary scholar
• Edward W. Morley (1838–1923), American scientist
• Elizabeth Morley, 18th-century English silversmith
• Elliot Morley (born 1952), former English politician
• Eric Morley (1918–2000), British founder of the Miss World pageant
• Felix Morley (1894–1982), American journalist
• Frank Morley (1860–1937), British mathematician
• Fred Morley (1850–1884), British cricketer
• George Morley (bishop) (1598–1684), English Anglican bishop
• Harry Morley (1881–1943), British artist
• Henry Morley (1822–1894), British writer
• Henry Morley (cricketer) (1785–1857), English cricketer
• Isaac Morley (1786–1865), American early member of the Latter Day Saint movement
• Jack Morley (1909–1972), Welsh rugby player
• John Morley, 1st Viscount Morley of Blackburn (1838–1923), British politician and Secretary of State for India
• John David Morley (1948–2018), English novelist
• Karen Morley (1909–2003), American actor and political activist
• Lawrence Morley (1920-2013), Canadian geophysicist
• Lewis Morley (1925–2013), English photographer
• Luke Morley (born 1960), English musician
• Malcolm Morley (1931-2018), British-American artist
• Michael D. Morley (1930–2020), American mathematician
• Nathan Morley (born 1974), British television journalist and host
• P. J. Morley (1931–2012), former Irish politician
• Pat Morley (footballer) (born 1965), former Irish footballer
• Pat Morley, drummer for Soul Asylum from 1983 to 1984
• Paul Morley (born 1957), British journalist of the music scene
• Peter Morley (filmmaker) (1924–2016), German-born British documentary filmmaker
• Robert Morley (1908–1992), British actor
• Ruth Morley (1925–1991), Austrian-born American costume designer
• Samuel Morley (VC) (1829–1888), English recipient of the Victoria Cross
• Sean Morley (born 1971), Canadian wrestler
• Steve Morley (born 1981), Canadian football player
• Sylvanus Morley (1883–1948), American archaeologist, epigrapher and Mayanist scholar
• Thomas Morley (1557 or 1558 – 1602), English composer
• Trevor Morley (born 1961), English football player

Given name:

• Morley Baer (1916-1995), American artist, photographer and teacher
• Morley Callaghan (1903–1990), Canadian novelist, short story writer, playwright and broadcaster
• Morley Griswold (1890–1951), American politician, 16th governor of Nevada
• Morley Muse, renewable energy engineer
• Morley Safer (1931–2016), Canadian news reporter
• Morley Shih (born 1950), Taiwanese lawyer
• Morley (artist) (born 1982), Los Angeles street artist
• Morley (singer), American singer-songwriter
• Morley Robertson [ja] (モーリー・ロバートソン), American-Japanese television personality