Riley (surname)

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This article is about the surname "Riley". For the given name, see Riley (given name). For other uses, see Riley (disambiguation).

Riley is a surname of English or Irish origin.

The English version has the meaning "rye clearing", or is from a place name of which there is more than one occurrence; locations include Lancashire (specifically High Riley in Accrington) and Devon.[1][2] In the United Kingdom Census 1881, more than a third of Rileys were in Lancashire; it was most prevalent in the east of the county and over the boundary into the Calder Valley in Yorkshire, and the name could be found in these areas from the 13th century.[3]

The Irish version is a form of the surname O'Reilly.[1] This is derived from the first name Raghallach; the Gaelic version of the surname, Ó Raghallaigh, is Irish for 'grandson (or descendant) of Raghallach'.

Notable people with the surname "Riley"[]

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F[]

  • Felix Riley, British novelist
  • Fletcher Riley (1893–1966), American judge
  • Ford Riley, American producer
  • Frank Riley (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Frederick Riley (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Freida J. Riley (1937–1969), American teacher

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H[]

  • Harold Riley (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Harry Riley (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Hayden Riley (1921–1995), American basketball coach
  • H. Chauncey Riley (1835–1904), English missionary
  • Henry Riley (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Herbert D. Riley (1904–1973), American admiral
  • Herlin Riley (born 1957), American jazz drummer
  • Herman Riley (1933–2007), American saxophone player
  • Horrie Riley (1902–1970), Australian rules footballer
  • Howard Riley (disambiguation), multiple people
  • H. Sanford Riley (born 1951), Canadian lawyer
  • Hughen Riley (born 1947), English footballer

I[]

  • Ida Morey Riley (1856–1901), American teacher
  • Isaac Riley (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Ivan Riley (1900–1943), American athlete
  • Ivers Riley (1932–2015), American financier

J[]

  • Jack Riley (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Jake Riley (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Jalen Riley (born 1993), American basketball player
  • James Riley (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Janet Mary Riley (1915–2008), American activist
  • Jason Riley (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Jeannie C. Riley (born 1945), American singer
  • Jeannine Riley (born 1940), American actress
  • Jeff Riley (1880–1954), Australian rules footballer
  • Jenelle Riley (born 1982), American actress
  • Jermaine Riley (born 1985), British Virgin Islands footballer
  • Jim Riley (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Jo Riley, British writer
  • Joan Riley (born 1958), Jamaican-British author
  • Joe Riley (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Joellen Riley (born 1957), Australian labour lawyer
  • John Riley (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Jonathon Riley (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Jordan Riley, English record producer
  • Joseph Riley (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Judith Merkle Riley (1942–2010), American writer
  • Julia Riley, English astrophysicist

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  • Karon Riley (born 1978), American football player
  • Kate Riley, American television presenter
  • Ken Riley (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Kevin Riley (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Kurt Riley (born 1987), American musician

L[]

  • Larry Riley (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Lawrence Riley (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Leanne Riley (born 1993), English rugby union footballer
  • Lee Riley (1932–2011), American football player
  • Leon Riley (1906–1970), American basketball player
  • Les Riley (1908–1999), English cricketer
  • Lincoln Riley (born 1983), American football coach
  • Lisa Riley (born 1976), English actress
  • Llewellyn Riley (born 1972), Barbadian footballer
  • Lou Riley (1909–1989), Australian rules footballer
  • Lucinda Riley (1966–2021), Irish author
  • Luther Riley (born 1972), American basketball coach
  • Lynne Riley (born 1958), American politician

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  • Maggie Riley (??–2015), English actress
  • Malcolm Riley (born 1960), British musician
  • Marc Riley (born 1961), British musician
  • Marcus Riley (born 1984), American football player
  • Mark Riley (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Martin Riley (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Mary Riley (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Matt Riley (born 1979), American baseball player
  • Melanie Riley (born 1968), British businessperson
  • Michael Riley (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Mike Riley (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Murray Riley (1925–2020), Australian rower
  • Mykal Riley (born 1985), American basketball player

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  • Pat Riley (born 1945), American basketball coach
  • Patrick Riley (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Paul Riley (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Perry Riley (born 1988), American football player
  • Peter Riley (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Phil Riley, English radio personality
  • Phillip Riley (born 1972), American football player
  • Polly Riley (1926–2002), American golfer
  • Preston Riley (born 1947), American football player

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  • Rachael Riley (born 2004), Canadian artistic gymnast
  • Rachel Riley (born 1986), English television presenter
  • Raf Riley, English record producer
  • Ralph Riley (1924–1999), British geneticist
  • Raven Riley (born 1986), American actress
  • Regan Riley (born 2002), English footballer
  • Richard Riley (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Robert Riley (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Rochelle Riley, American columnist
  • Roderick Riley (born 1981), American basketball player
  • Ronald Riley (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Rueben Riley (born 1984), American football player
  • Ruth Riley (born 1979), American basketball player
  • Ryan Max Riley (born 1979), American humorist and skier

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  • Sally Riley (born 1990), Australian rules footballer
  • Sam Riley (born 1980), English actor
  • Samantha Riley (born 1972), Australian swimmer
  • Scribz Riley (born 1993), English producer
  • Sean Riley (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Sid Riley (1878–1964), Australian rugby union footballer
  • Stevan Riley, British director
  • Steven Riley, English immunologist
  • Steve Riley (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Susan Riley (disambiguation), multiple people

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  • Talay Riley, British singer-songwriter
  • Talulah Riley (born 1985), English actress
  • Tarrus Riley (born 1979), Jamaican-American reggae singer
  • Teddy Riley (born 1967), American producer
  • Teddy Riley (trumpeter) (1924–1992), American jazz trumpeter
  • Terence Riley (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Terry Riley (born 1935), American composer
  • Thomas Riley (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Tim Riley (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Tracy Riley (born 1966), New Zealand academic administrator
  • Trevor Riley (born 1948), Australian judge

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Fictional characters[]

See also[]

  • Riley (given name), people with the given name of Riley
  • O'Reilly, people with the surname of O'Reilly
  • Reilly (disambiguation), a disambiguation page for Reilly
  • Reilly (surname), people with the surname of Reilly
  • Governor Riley (disambiguation), a disambiguation page for Governors with the surname of Riley
  • Justice Riley (disambiguation), a disambiguation page for justices with the surname of Riley
  • Senator Riley (disambiguation), a disambiguation page for Senators with the surname of Riley

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Bardsley, Charles Wareing (1901). A dictionary of English and Welsh surnames. Henry Frowde. p. 647. ISBN 9785871144015.
  2. ^ Seary, E.; Kirwin, William; Lynch, Sheila M. P. (1998). Kirwin, William (ed.). Family Names of the Island of Newfoundland. McGill-Queen's Press. p. 445. ISBN 9780773517820.
  3. ^ Redmonds, George; King, Turi; Hey, David (2011). Surnames, DNA, and Family History. OUP Oxford. pp. 74–75. ISBN 9780199582648.
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