Shanley is a surname of Irish origin, anglicised from any of the following Gaelic phrases: Mac Seanlaoich meaning 'son of Seanlaoch' Ní Seanlaioch possibly meaning 'descendant of a daughter Seanlaoch' Nic Seanlaioch meaning 'daughter of Seanlaoch' Ó Seanlaoich possibly meaning 'descendant of a son of Seanlaoch'
Surname Bernard M. Shanley (1903–1992), associate of U.S. President Eisenhower Brian J. Shanley (born 1958), American priest of the Order of Preachers, president of Providence College Doc Shanley (1889–1934), American baseball player Eleanor Shanley, Irish vocalist Frank Shanley (1889–1917), English footballer Gib Shanley (1931–2008), American sports anchor/reporter Helen Shanley (1920–2009), American politician James A. Shanley (1896–1965), American politician Jim Shanley (1854–1904), American baseball player Jim Shanley (American football) (1936–2019), American football player John Shanley (disambiguation), multiple people Mai Shanley (born c. 1963), American model Mary Shanley (1896–1989), New York City police detective Mary Lyndon Shanley (born 1944), feminist legal scholar Paul Shanley (1931–2020), American defrocked priest and convicted child-rapist
Fictional characters Cal Shanley on US television series Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, played by Timothy Busfield
Given name Shanley Allen, professor of linguistics Shanley Caswell (born 1991), American actress Shanley Del (born 1962), New Zealand musician Shanley Kane, American writer
See also Shanley High School Shanley's Restaurants Shanley v. Northeast Independent School District The medieval Sept and Town of Mac Shanley, mentioned in the Irish Annals