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Reilly is an Irish surname (other forms inclued; O'Reilly
and Riley
), and is derived from the Gaelic Ó Raghallaigh
Sept that was based in Counties Cavan and Westmeath. Reilly is among the ten most frequently found surnames in Ireland and although
they are very widespread they can be mostly found in the region of the ancestral homeland.
People with the surname Reilly include:
O'Reilly
O'Reilly is the Anglicised form of the Gaelic Ó Raghallaigh. It is also the patronymic form of the Irish name Reilly . It is commonly found throughout Ireland, with the greatest concentration of the surname found in County Cavan followed by Longford, Meath, Westmeath, Fermanagh and Monaghan, and...
and Riley
Riley
- Animals :* Riley , an American Thoroughbred racehorse* Rileyasuchus, "Riley's crocodile," a genus of phytosaur from the Rhaetian of England- Canada :* Riley Park-Little Mountain, a neighborhood in Vancouver, British Columbia...
), and is derived from the Gaelic Ó Raghallaigh
Ó Raghallaigh
Ó Raghallaigh is a surname of Gaelic-Irish origin.-Overview:It is usually anglicised as Reilly, Riley and O'Reilly. The original form of the name, Ó Raghallaigh, denotes "grandson of Raghallach", the name Raghallach thought to be derived from the compounds ragh and ceallach .The Ó Raghallaigh...
Sept that was based in Counties Cavan and Westmeath. Reilly is among the ten most frequently found surnames in Ireland and although
they are very widespread they can be mostly found in the region of the ancestral homeland.
People with the surname Reilly include:
- Alan ReillyAlan ReillyAlan Reilly , is an Irish football player who is currently unattached. Reilly plays as a left-sided midfielder.-Career:...
, Irish footballer - Ben ReillyBen ReillyBenjamin "Ben" Reilly is a fictional character in the . He is a clone of Peter Parker , and is prominent in the "Clone Saga" story arc...
, fictional comic-book character - Brandon ReillyBrandon ReillyBrandon Reilly is an American musician, best known as the lead singer and guitarist for the band Nightmare of You.-Biography:Reilly first played with the Long Island hardcore band Confide, featuring Gregory Catanese of Forklift Driver...
, frontman of the band "Nightmare of You" - Brent ReillyBrent ReillyBrent Reilly is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.Debuting with the Adelaide Football Club in 2003 as a 19-year-old, Reilly took his time to develop, struggling to retain his spot in the side under the coaching of Gary Ayres...
, Australian rules footballer - Charles Herbert ReillyCharles Herbert ReillySir Charles Herbert Reilly, was an English architect and teacher. After training in two architectural practices in London he took up a part-time lectureship at the University of London in 1900, and from 1904 to 1933 he headed the Liverpool School of Architecture, which became world-famous under...
, English architect - Charles Nelson ReillyCharles Nelson ReillyCharles Nelson Reilly was an American actor, comedian, director and drama teacher known for his comedic roles in theater, movies, children's television, animated cartoons, and as a panelist on the game show Match Game....
, American actor and director - David Reilly (singer), American singer
- Dianne ReillyDianne ReillyDianne Ann Reilly is an Australian politician. She was a Labor member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 2001 to 2009, representing the district of Mudgeeraba....
, Australian politician - Donald ReillyDonald ReillyDonald Reilly was a cartoonist best known for his long association with The New Yorker magazine. His style of drawing was to sketch quickly to achieve a feeling of spontaneity and to use his cartoons to make a social commentary on the times.Reilly was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania and began...
, American cartoonist - Edward R. ReillyEdward R. ReillyEdward R. Reilly is an American politician from Crofton, Maryland and a Republican member of the Maryland Senate, appointed by the governor to represent District 33 after State Senator Janet Greenip resigned...
, American politician - Frank J. ReillyFrank J. ReillyFrank J. Reilly A.N.A. was an American painter, illustrator, muralist, and teacher. He taught drawing and painting at the Grand Central School of Art, and illustration at Pratt Institute and Moore College of Art. However, he is best known for his twenty-eight years of instructing at the Art...
, American illustrator and art educator - Ike ReillyIke ReillyIke Reilly is a musician from Libertyville, Illinois.In 2003 Reilly and bandmates Tommy O'Donnell, Ed Tinley, Dave Cottini, Phil Karnats assumed the name The Ike Reilly Assassination and released "Sparkle in the Finish."The band is well-known by fans of TJ & Dave, an improv duo that performs...
, American musician - Jack Reilly, American artist
- James Reilly, Canadian businessman and politician
- James B. Reilly, American politician
- James D. J. ReillyJames D. J. ReillyJames D. J. Reilly was born in British America. He joined the militia at 15 and was part of the American Revolution. In 1790 he moved to France and joined the army. He was also a famous war hero of the French Revolution was second commander to Napoleon and participated in the coup d'état...
, British American soldier - James E. ReillyJames E. ReillyJames E. Reilly was an American soap opera writer. Known for his work as the head writer of NBC's Days of our Lives and creator/head writer of Passions, Reilly won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series Writing as co-head writer for Guiding Light in 1993.Reilly died suddenly in October...
, American soap opera writer - James F. ReillyJames F. ReillyJames Francis Reilly, II, Ph.D. is an American geologist and a former NASA astronaut who has flown on three space shuttle missions: STS-89, STS-104 and STS-117. He was born at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho and considers Mesquite, Texas to be his hometown...
, American astronaut - Jim ReillyJim ReillyJames G. "Jim" Reilly is the second drummer for the Northern Ireland based punk band Stiff Little Fingers, with whom he played from 1979 to 1981. He played on the LPs Nobody's Heroes, Go for It and Hanx. In 1981 he moved to the United States, where he played in two bands, Red Rockers, followed by...
, Irish drummer - John C. ReillyJohn C. ReillyJohn Christopher Reilly, Jr. is an American film and theater actor, singer, and comedian. Debuting in Casualties of War in 1989, he is one of several actors whose careers were launched by Brian De Palma. To date, he has appeared in more than fifty films, including three separate films in 2002...
, American actor - John Reilly (Pennsylvania)John Reilly (Pennsylvania)John Reilly was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.John Reilly was born in Abnerville, Pennsylvania. He received home instruction and attended the public schools. He entered the service of the Pennsylvania Railroad, on April 10, 1854. He was appointed...
, American politician - John Reilly (soap opera actor)John Reilly (soap opera actor)For the notable actor of the same name, see John C. ReillyJohn Reilly is an American television and film actor. Reilly has appeared on several soap operas including General Hospital, Sunset Beach, and Passions....
, American actor - Kelly Reilly, English actress
- Kevin Reilly, American television executive
- Kevin P. Reilly, Sr.Kevin Reilly (Louisiana politician)Kevin Patrick Reilly, Sr. , a retired businessman and active philanthropist from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, is the former executive officer of the Lamar Advertising Company who served in the Louisiana House of Representatives from District 68 between 1972 and 1988...
, Louisiana businessman and legislator - Kevin P. ReillyKevin P. ReillyKevin P. Reilly began his tenure as the sixth president of the University of Wisconsin System on September 1, 2004...
, American university president - Lawrie ReillyLawrie ReillyLawrance "Lawrie" Reilly is a former Scottish association football player. He was one of the "Famous Five", the Hibernian forward line during the 1950s. The others were Bobby Johnstone, Gordon Smith, Eddie Turnbull, and Willie Ormond...
, Scottish footballer - Long John ReillyLong John ReillyJohn Good "Long John" Reilly was an American first baseman in Major League Baseball who hit 69 home runs and batted .289 during his ten-year career...
, American baseball player - Maggie ReillyMaggie ReillyMaggie Reilly is a Scottish singer best known for her collaborations with the composer and instrumentalist Mike Oldfield...
, Scottish singer - Mal ReillyMal ReillyMalcolm J. Reilly is an English former rugby league footballer and coach. A Great Britain international representative , Reilly played club football for Castleford Tigers in England and Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles in Australia...
, English rugby league player - Mary Reilly of the London Development Agency
- Matthew ReillyMatthew ReillyMatthew John Reilly is an Australian action thriller writer. His novels are noted for their fast pace, twisting plots and intense action.- Biography :...
, Australian Author - Mike Reilly (umpire), American baseball umpire
- Paddy ReillyPaddy ReillyPatrick 'Paddy' Reilly is an Irish folk singer and guitarist. He is one of Ireland's most famous balladeers and is best known for his renditions of "The Fields of Athenry" and "The Town I Loved So Well"....
, Irish singer - Paul Reilly (disambiguation), multiple people
- Pauline Neura ReillyPauline Neura ReillyPauline Neura Reilly, OAM was an Australian author and ornithologist.-Early Years:Reilly was born in Adelaide. Her family moved to Melbourne where she attended Korowa Anglican Girls' School and Melbourne Girls Grammar School until 1934...
, Australian author and ornithologist - Rick ReillyRick ReillyRichard "Rick" Paul Reilly is an American sportswriter. Long known for being the "back page" columnist for Sports Illustrated, Reilly moved to ESPN on June 1, 2008 where he is a featured columnist for ESPN.com and wrote the back page column for ESPN the Magazine...
, American sportswriter - Robert D. Reilly JrRobert D. Reilly JrRear Admiral Robert D. Reilly Jr. is a United States Navy Surface Warfare Flag Officer who retired from active duty in January 2010 after 34-plus years of military service. His last assignment was as the 24th commander of the U.S...
, American rear admiral - Sean ReillySean Reilly (Louisiana politician)Sean Eugene Reilly is the Chief Executive Officer of Lamar Advertising Company in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.Lamar Advertising was founded by Charles W. Lamar, Sr., Reilly's maternal great-grandfather as a small operation in Pensacola, Florida. It is one of the largest national corporations...
, Louisiana businessman and former legislatgor - Sidney ReillySidney ReillyLieutenant Sidney George Reilly, MC , famously known as the Ace of Spies, was a Jewish Russian-born adventurer and secret agent employed by Scotland Yard, the British Secret Service Bureau and later the Secret Intelligence Service . He is alleged to have spied for at least four nations...
, a Russian-born adventurer and Secret Intelligence Service agent - Thomas ReillyThomas ReillyThomas F. Reilly is an American attorney and politician who served as the 45th Massachusetts Attorney General. He was born in Springfield, Massachusetts to Irish immigrant parents....
, American attorney general - Thomas Devin ReillyThomas Devin ReillyThomas Devin Reilly was an Irish revolutionary, Young Irelander and journalist.-Early years:He was born in Monaghan Town, the son of a solicitor, and completed his education at Trinity College, Dublin...
(1823-1854) Irish revolutionary, Young Irelander, journalist - Tomás Francisco ReillyTomás Francisco ReillyTomás Francisco Reilly was an American born bishop in the Catholic Church. He served as Prelate of San Juan de la Maguana in the Dominican Republic from 1956–1969 and the first bishop of the Diocese of San Juan de la Maguana from 1969-1977.-Biography:Thomas Francis Reilly was born in Boston,...
(1908-1992), American-born Catholic Bishop of San Juan de la Maguana, Dominican Republic - Tommy ReillyTommy ReillyThomas Rundle Reilly MBE was a Canadian classical harmonica player. He began studying violin at eight and began playing harmonica at aged eleven as a member of his father's band...
, Canadian-born harmonica player - William K. ReillyWilliam K. ReillyWilliam K. Reilly was Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency under President George H. W. Bush. He has served as president of World Wildlife Fund, as a founder or advisor to several business ventures, and on many boards of directors...
, American company director
Others
- Reilly (band)Reilly (band)Reilly is an indie Christian alternative folk rock band based in Philadelphia. The band, originally called The John Reilly Band, was formed during the core members' college days by vocalist John Reilly, violinists Dan and Noele Huie, bassist Matthew Bomberger and drummer Jordan Lenhoff...
, indie Christian alternative folk rock band - Reilly, Ace of SpiesReilly, Ace of SpiesReilly, Ace of Spies is a 1983 television miniseries dramatizing the life of Sidney Reilly, a Russian Jew who became one of the greatest spies to ever work for the British. Among his exploits in the early 20th century were the infiltration of the German General Staff in 1917 and a near-overthrow of...
, British 1983 television series - Reilly, OiseReilly, OiseReilly is a small village in northern France. It is designated municipally as a commune within the département of Oise....
, commune in France - Reilly, CaliforniaReilly, CaliforniaReilly is a former settlement in Inyo County, California. It was located on the west side of the Panamint Valley, at an elevation of 2582 feet . Reilly was a silver mining community in the late 19th century.A post office operated at Reilly in 1883....
, in Inyo County - Reilly Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
- Reilly, County Fermanagh, townlandTownlandA townland or bally is a small geographical division of land used in Ireland. The townland system is of Gaelic origin—most townlands are believed to pre-date the Norman invasion and most have names derived from the Irish language...
in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland - ST Sir Bernard Reilly, Aden based tugboat